When anticipating that things may not turn out well ...no news may mean that the worst has not proven to be inevitable.

But, if you are looking forward to a good report ...not hearing one may diminish hope.

In the business of reporting news for viewership numbers, sadly, bad news seems to edge out any good news.

Why is that?

Is it that we don't what any impending doom to be hidden from us?  Or does it make us feel like we are moved to act and get involved in remedying the situation?   I hope that it is not that it makes us feel better to see that someone else may be not fairing as well as us.

And how important is the accuracy of the news important to us.

Do we view the news for facts, or do we view it emotionally?  How do we decide whether we feel something is factual or not?

Who do we trust?

Do we listen to more than one side of a particular viewpoint?  And do we view some viewpoints as more credible than others?

Is the most current news the best, or is there a tendency to be quick to get out the news ...and equally as eager to believe the first we hear?

How about old news?  Is old news a part of what we accept ...and call history?

And how reputable is our history?  

Do we believe what we are told happened a couple thousand years ago?

How about the 'Good News' which we refer to as the 'Gospel'?

It may seem rather old news to some people ...but it's still the 'best' news.

And seeing that it is so old, it is sad that so many have still not heard it.

Do we not realize that Christmas is really the birth of the Christ child?  And much is said of the events following the birth of the baby Jesus.  Easter is not just a pagan celebration to most people ...it is the Resurrection, after the death of Jesus.

Yes, this seems rather basic ...but how many still don't get it, or choose not to believe it??