‘I am anticipating good things in your future, Pastor said. ‘I had a dream that many of the men in our church will one day work for you,’ he continued. ‘You will be a leader, he added.

Sarah laughed when the angel told her and Abraham that they were going to be parents and she knew that she was well beyond childbearing years. From time to time we hear prognostications that seem incredible.

Where we are and where we are going to be can be much like a fantasy story. Indeed we are not ruled by our present surroundings. My dear friend Jeff did not visualize himself as a millionaire when he was homeless on the streets of Chicago.

‘Hope deferred maketh the heart sick but when the desire cometh it is a tree of life.’

You may feel down today and wonder why you should continue when in fact good news may be around the corner. The success stories that excite us most are the ‘rags to riches’ stories.

My favorite aspect of my time as superintendent of Building Services was my role in offering career opportunities to those who had never had the brass ring provided to them. My good friend Anthony told me recently that he had not forgotten the looks on people when I offered them a job and their excitement at the chance to earn a good living.

We must look in the mirror when wondering why many of our fellow human families are sad and forlorn. What can we do to give them good news…

The opportunities that I was blessed to offer were being a member of the professional housekeeping department of Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale. Opportunity comes in many facets and good news is available to all of us.