Tomorrow. Not Kidding.

“Tomorrow is in good hands,” reads the copy at the top of the ad. It’s a full page color ad on the back cover of a leading international magazine this week.

I wish our United Methodist Church emblem was on the ad.

I wish we had that same confidence in our official proclamations.

I wish…well, I wish a lotta things.

I wish our local churches had that same faith.

I wish our pastors, and yes this is a first-person-plural moment, had that same stance.

We do now and then.

But consistently?

Hmmmm. Blushing in frustration.

And in case you’re wondering: the ad that leads with “Tomorrow is in good hands” is for a wrist watch.

Not kidding.