No matter what’s going on in the world, no matter what news comes across the wire or what those in our social circle share, no matter how the thought leaders in modern media would have us react, God invites us to shape our attitudes by seeing Christ who is near. The Christian state of mind – the joy and peace and quiet trust that is ours in Jesus – is entirely the opposite of what this world has and offers. This world would narrow our view so that we see what it sees and feel how it feels and react how it reacts – from frustration to envy to anger. But as Christians, we have a better perspective. We see what others don’t. We see what’s real. We see Christ!