“It was the best of times, and the worst of times, and an age of wisdom, and an age of foolishness”. This is the opening sentence of the Charles Dickens book, A Tale of Two Cities. It is quoted many times for different reasons. But mostly because of the 2 forces at work in this world, good and evil. The most popular books, plays or TV shows are moral plays, the fight between good and evil. It resonates inside every human being. It is showing the struggle inside each of us. The earliest moral play was the marionette play of Punch and Judy. It showed the evil of drunkenness. Unfortunately, it is still popular because of the popularity of drunkenness. As of late, the popularity of moral plays has shifted from good winning to evil. It is what the bible says that will happen in the last days. They, mankind, will call good, evil and evil, good. This happens when people lose hope that their situation will change. I know what it is to lose hope and believe that the world is going to hell in a hand-basket. Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to dedicate Him to God. Out of all the believer’s there, two people saw Jesus for who He was. They hadn’t lost hope that God would deliver Israel. Hope is the beginning of faith. Hope believes that things will change. He that comes to God must have hope that God will do what He says. And when He does, it turns into faith. For faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.
Joseph1637/Crain Blanchard 