It’s a presidential election year in my country so the candidates and the news outlets that support them are ramping up the rhetoric about how bad things are and how much worse they will get if the wrong candidate is put in office.

Just listening to the “news” can cause anxiety. Even as I write this, I am reminded that they intentionally cause anxiety to give the impression that we need to listen to their opinion as to how to fix things.

On top of all this, and at the risk of sounding like an old geezer who looks back to the “good old days,” it seems there is a general sense of decline in stability, both moral and cultural. Some days, I see problems everywhere if I look close enough. This can be overwhelming and discouraging.

But this morning, I read Psalm 104 as part of my Bible reading. While reading it, I was reminded that God is still in control. God set this planet in motion and it will stay in motion until it is time for him to bring history to a close and renew Earth to its original design.

So, my suggestion for myself and anyone who reads this post is to take a deep breath and read Psalm 104 whenever life in the 21st Century seems to be spinning out of control.

“May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord.”

Psalm 104:34, CSB