When we read weekly columns about science or food in the newspapers, we find a common concern for personal well being.
Preventive medicine is given a justifiable high place in essays about health.
Only the Frugal Gourmet might introduce this question. St. Paul's prayer for the Christians of Thessalonica placed this universal human concern in an even more profound perspective. To grasp the meaning of life we must consider our ultimate destination. Sometimes the ancient hopes in Israel for deliverance and a better life were couched in political terms. The coming of God's kingdom and of an Anointed Servant to lead the chosen people were expectations that seemed to demand the conquest of social evil.