One of the things that greets me upon my return to the office after a time away for meetings or vacation or whatever is always a pile of mail. One letter that caught my eye was this promotional piece for a new instructional video designed to help folks manage the pressures of life. What got my attention was the sales pitch. Nearly 30 percent reported frequent feelings of being overwhelmed by all they have to do. This number is up a sharp 4 points from 1996, more than 13 percent higher than in 1985.
Today there is scant evidence that the nation is more at peace with itself than before.
Peace is an illusive commodity. More mail - the current TIME magazine. It is a tough world out there. Years ago there was the story of the young girl working so diligently at her homework that her father became curious and asked her what she was doing. After all, this Ephesians passage is the only place in all of scripture where we find that phrase.