Life Is Good

A bumper sticker on a car in front of me this morning reminded me of the simple truth, Life Is Good.  Yes, it is, even when as 75 years ago today, a hurricane, the worst on record, called The Hurricane of '38, battered New England. It's a memory and a collection of pictures now, but people have rebuilt, and despite the losses of 600 lives and in today's dollars, billions, life goes on.
On a smaller scale, two disappointing and painful varsity losses on the football field and volley ball court, still caused their sting and sent unhappy players to sleep with sadness, anger (at themselves) and a determination to put out even more effort in the games to come.  The volley ball team even asked me to pray with them before the next game!
Levi, the tax collector at the invitation of Jesus left his job, and followed Jesus, faithful  to Jesus despite the scorn of his fellow-tax collectors.  Thanks to his loss of occupation and discovery of the good side of life, we have his Gospel, which has brought life to countless numbers of believers over the ages, and the example of his own martyrdom: "He who loses his life in this world, will gain it." (Lk 17:33).
Yes, George Bailey learned the hard way that "it's a Wonderful Life; it surely is because God is good, and because he is, people are good.  We need only look at "the other side" when things apparently don't look so good.
Bro. Rene