I believe we all have the power to make a difference. It is easy to complain. Often, we hear people talk about the good old days and how great things used to be. It is normal to speak of a time when people were kinder to one another. Today, they say, things are not the same. The world seems harsher, more divided, and less compassionate.
I am sometimes among them; I hope you are not. Yet rarely do I stop and ask myself: How can I help the world return to those good old days? How can I help make the world kinder again?
These questions require courage. They challenge me to be less judgmental and more engaged with the world around me. They invite me to be gentler with myself and with others—to recognize that the world has always struggled to accommodate people of different beliefs, values, and experiences.
As I grow older, I have come to realize that the world does not choose its inhabitants. I sometimes wish it did. Neither do our neighborhoods choose who lives within them. It is up to us to learn how to live together.
Within this often-crazy neighborhood we call the world, we are invited to practice kindness and to see others as fully human. We are called to bring hope to those who have lost it and courage to those who are afraid. As children of God, sometimes, all we have to offer is a helping hand. Yet even that can make a difference. Being a Christian means being the witness to Christ in this crazy-world we call home.
From the E-Crier of June 18, 2026. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.