So Much Better Than Fine

"It's the end of the world as we know it -- and I feel fine." I hummed along with my dentist's soundtrack and smiled: That cannot be the best song for people scared of the dentist. And even though I was pretty sure it was a famous song, I wasn't thinking about the artist or when it came out or even what they thought they were talking about. I was thinking about how often we feel that it is indeed the end of our world -- the car breaks down, someone is moving, the government is doing X, Y, or Z. So often it seems like everything is falling to pieces around us. But through God's grace we may feel many things, but we are indeed fine. He is carrying us. He is leading us. He is on the other side of whatever crises we are facing. Therefore, even if it really is the end of the world as we know it -- our Savior is waiting to receive us and we are so much better than fine.