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God lives and works today, but can we

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really experience his goodness today in the face

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of our degenerating society?

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Today's meditation by Basilia Schlenk gives a helpful

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word to these questions.

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We live today in a time like none

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before.

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The world is moving rapidly towards a peak

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of technological development.

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In all fields, man is grasping after the

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tools of power and control.

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Yet, at the same time, we're running towards

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unimaginable catastrophe.

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A fear and a horror of that which

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is coming has, perhaps to some extent unconsciously,

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laid its grip on mankind.

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Mankind stands in the face of a future

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with no answer.

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What or who will be there to help

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when catastrophe strikes?

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Scientists and statesmen have given no answer.

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Yet, for Christians, the dark night of the

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future is lit by a brilliant star, the

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goodness of God the Father.

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Father of goodness, of goodness, Father of goodness,

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We praise with a cherubim and seraphim, God

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is but goodness, God is but goodness, But

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goodness, but goodness alone.

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And all his heart full of goodness great,

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Yea, God is goodness, yea, God is goodness,

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goodness alone.

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Father of goodness, of goodness, Father of goodness,

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In the midst of a fear-ridden age,

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a strangely contrasting word belongs to the Christian.

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Rejoice in the Lord always.

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Yes, rejoice.

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Here and now in the atomic age, you

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who believe in a living God, who is

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a Father to us, in our Lord Jesus.

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For in our time, God, as a true

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Father, will show us his help and his

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wonders as never before, if we call out

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to him in deep need, put our trust

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in him, and in prayer actually reckon upon

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his help.

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For he stands ready to help those who

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believe in his love, who truly count upon

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his almighty power, who truly reckon that he

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still works miracles today.

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In the day of catastrophe, he can protect

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us.

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When we truly reckon with his almighty God,

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the Father of love, then in the midst

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of fear we can know strength and peace.

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Therefore start now to trust him as a

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small child.

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Trust him today.

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Count on his power and help today, and

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you will experience it.

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Heavenly Father, I'm thy child.

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Tell me, is there anything in the world

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more blessed?

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How can trouble, hurt, or harm while I

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rest within God's arm?

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God esteems me precious.

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You have been listening to a program written

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by Basile Schlenk of the Little Land of

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Canaan.

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To learn more about how God lives and

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works today, visit us at our website, www

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.canaan.org.

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org.

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