From your childhood, think of some good news which came to you suddenly. Maybe it was the announcement of a new baby in the family, or a new puppy. Maybe it was the announcement of a vacation or your first trip to Disneyland. Get in touch with the feeling of good news. That's especially helpful when there is so much bad news around.

We certainly hear enough bad news these days. Newspapers, television, and radio bombard us daily with news like: "Pam Am Jet Down;" "258 People Killed;" "Bomb Suspected;" "1 ,000s Of Homeless Sleep In The Streets;" and "Kadafy Builds Chemical Warfare Plant."

We begin to wonder if there is any good news anywhere. The people of God in Babylonian exiled in the sixth century B.C. wondered the same thing. They were in bondage to the Babylonians. They were surround…