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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

Joni Erikson Tata was swimming at the age of 17 with her sister in the Chesapeake Bay.

She dove into shallow water and severed her spinal cord.

As a result, she has spent more than 50 years in a wheelchair, unable to move her lower

body or hands.

Joni has become a best-selling author, renowned speaker, and painter.

She moves the brush with her mouth and beloved figure in the Christian world.

In a podcast interview published yesterday, she was asked to explain a statement she made recently.

In the worst of times, Christians can and should be at their best.

She replied, I think we are at our best when we remain hopeful, confident in God, and his hold on the future, and also prayerful and expectant.

Then she made this powerful statement, I'm a big believer that God permits what he hates to accomplish things that he loves,

and that's been my mantra for almost 53 years in this wheelchair.

God permits what he hates, this difficult paralyzing injury,

to accomplish something that he loves, and that is, of course, in me,

a changed heart and a closer walk with my God.

So that's it in a nutshell.

How can we remain confident in God and His hold on the future?

In these uncertain days, I'd like to close the week by sharing help I found in a surprising place.

Numbers 4 defines the duties of the Kohathites, Gershenites, and Marorites.

It is not usually identified as the most inspiring chapter in the Bible.

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