We live in a fallen, broken, corrupt world. And it may seem like there is no hope for us in the face of this great catastrophe. We can take a pessimistic view of life, believing that there is no hope, so we might as well eat, drink and be merry. Or, we can take an optimistic view, believing that we can fix the catastrophe through our own will and ingenuity. But God does away with both of these views. Instead he offers us true hope in the cross of Christ and in the promise of Christ’s return to do away with the catastrophe of sin and all its effects. God’s answer is salvation, for today and for the yet to come.