"I'll believe it when I see it."

I've heard that worldly scepticism many times when cynics are told about good works, about a growing spirit of hope and things getting better.  And in today's doom and gloom times, near apocalyptic warnings are so common you can't keep track of them all.

Just over a week ago, I started a job at the United Church head office, in the JGER unit.  That's the Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations unit, for the uninitiated.  And I was blown away at the breadth and depth of what goes on here.