Depression after the elections

It's interesting that my last blog (so long ago) said that I don't believe God has a "plan" for us. I continue in that belief, but as bleak as things may seem at times, Tom Ehrich's words today remind me why I am an optimist about life. He says, "I know that things get better - if I allow myself to see God at work. I know that joy and meaning don't come from successfully managing the particulars of life, but from God... Whatever life throws at us, God redeems. Not because we toed a line and earned God's favor."

May everyone who reads this post sense joy and meaning.