In a fallen world, it is always possible to prove that tomorrow will be worse than today. Why? Because you can always find bad news: death. And if it’s not you that dies, someone else will have died. It makes one feel prophetic. “See I knew that today would be worse than yesterday.”
This is the secret journalists have discovered. They have become purveyors of death, prospectors of fear, paralyzing society with anxiety. Only showing feel good stories to tease us into thinking they’re objective.
This is also what makes Christian hope so potent. It is not simply something like positive thinking, good vibes, or projecting success. It is a defiant hope grounded in the objective reality that Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead. And if He rose, then we will rise. It is much more implausible to remain hopeful in a fallen world. However, that is why we as Christians are called to hope, because we know the truth and possess an inherently positive and sober hope in Christ.