Saint Paul said that “hope that is seen is not hope. But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Here are the newspaper headlines, the text messages scrolling across the bottom of the screen on CNN, that I hope to see in 2007:
* Amish Appointed to Represent US at UN
* Personal Bankruptcy Rate Tumbles After Passage of Universal Health Care Bill
* Illegal Immigration Slows As Huge
* Pope’s Endorsement of Condom Use Reduces HIV Infections Globally
* Presbyterian Church Reverses Policy, Ordains Gay/Lesbian Clergy
* Number of Abortions Drops as Religious Groups Support Legal Abortion and Family Planning
* Popularity of Positive Hip-Hop Music Eclipses Violent Rap Lyrics
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* New Tax on Very-High Incomes Pays for Inner-City Renaissance
* Fast-Food Giants Unite Behind Healthy Food Initiative
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* Southern Baptist Convention Endorses Teaching of Evolution, Recognizes Bible Contains More Metaphor Than Fact
* Supreme Court Rules Against All Forms of Death Penalty
* Osama Bin Laden Renounces Terrorism After World Religious Leaders Pray With Him in Jail
* National Rifle Association Endorses Ban on Assault Weapons and Handguns, Returns to Historic Focus on Hunter Safety
If we don't like what we see in the news today, it's time for us to make headlines of our own for tomorrow! Here’s to making 2007 a happy, healthy, peaceful, just, kind, compassionate, and soulful year.