Sunshine Cathedral Blog

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins

“…now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6.2

We hear a lot about corrupt regimes, a struggling economy, various epidemics, crimes and ethics violations, natural disasters and accidents… the news we hear is often unpleasant. As if the news of the day isn’t problematic enough, we even have to hear prognostications of doom for the year 2012. Really?! As we fill our minds with this constantly negative news, we begin to feel less and less hopeful in our own lives. We almost start to expect things to go badly from day to day, and such expectation robs our lives of joy and power.

We need to remember we are people of faith. We believe in possibilities no matter what the current news climate is like. We believe in the power of hope even when situations seem hopeless. We believe that circumstances don’t dictate our feelings and we know that nothing can rob us of our sacred value. When we are tempted to feel down about what others are saying about one thing or the other, let’s use the words of the Apostle Paul as an uplifting affirmation: “NOW is the time of God’s favor; NOW is the day of salvation.”

In this moment, we are divinely favored. In this moment, all is well. Let the news and the prognostications be whatever they may be; we can choose to remember our truth: NOW is the time of divine favor. NOW is the day that all is well. And so it is!