There are times when the evil that I see gets to be a bit much. That, I suppose, is part of the calling of a melancholic. We feel the evil. Others do too, but I think it's different. So, what is one to do when the sense of evil begins to overwhelm? Or better, what should I do when I feel the evil too much? I asked myself that question again this morning. And here is the answer that was sent to me: rejoice. And that made sense. Rejoicing is not another way of saying, 'Act happy'. To rejoice is to consider that what is happening around you comes from the hand of Jesus. He has, after all, 'all authority in heaven and on earth'. So, even the evil that confronts you at any particular moment is yours because of Him. So, rejoice at what He is doing - even if you don't understand what He is doing. And that means rejoicing will require trust. 'I trust you, Jesus. I believe that you know what you are doing with my life.' But this rejoicing needs to be of a certain sort, at least for me. It won't do for me to try to hide behind 'rejoicing' so that I no longer see the evil. That strikes me as superficial, even dishonest. So, for rejoicing to work for me it needs to embrace the evil. 'Even this ugliness is part of God's good plan.' And, quite frankly, there are times when that's hard. There are so many lives that are being crushed by the evil around them and in them. In too many situations it looks like the evil is winning, if it hasn't won already. There are too many people who are experiencing what must feel like a bit of hell. And yet, the call is to rejoice. And that's what I aim to do. And while that will take a goodly measure of trust, I have found Jesus trustworthy even when I have no idea what He's doing.