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Three Good Reasons for Hope in This Terribly Broken World

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Near the end of this last decade I fell into the proverbial "pit of despair." For the first time in years I found myself battling some stubborn bouts of depression and annoying panic attacks.     There were reasons for my angst. The world looked so bleak. My faith told me there was no reason to despair, but my observation of the things I saw around me seemed to argue there was no reason to believe. But life goes on. One day I needed to get out of the house to run some errands. I went to the local mall and things began to turn around for me.   After wrestling through this problem, I have come to the conclusion that there are three reasons for hope as we enter 2020. You might say I have re-gained 2020 eyesight in my view of reality. (Yes, I know, but I want to jump into the New Year punning before you all get tired of it.   It's early in the game, after all.) So here are my reasons for faith in the future: REASON #1:   THERE IS STILL MUCH GOOD IN