Whenever we are open to the future, the present is rich in possibilities. Does our openness to the future give us hope for a new year, a new decade, or a new century of unity and peace?

We know that in the process of evolution new entities rise up as old elements become more complex and converge. Evolution is a holy thing directed toward the future fullness of life. How? God is the core of evolution, and God is “the unstoppable urge of cosmic reality for more life.” And so we sing “And wonders of his love, and wonders of his love. . .”