THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD

…living in a world characterized by destructive fears as never before in history, we see great areas of faith, and tremendous aspirations toward justice and brotherhood. Yet no prophet can presume to say whether the world outcome will be blazing destruction or the beginning, under God’s intention, of the brightest era yet known to mankind.
In microcosm, we [in A.A.] have experienced this identical state of terrifying uncertainty, each in his own life. In no sense pridefully, we can say that we do not fear the world outcome, whichever course it may take. This is because we have been enabled to deeply feel and say, “We shall fear no evil—Thy will, not ours, be done.” ~ AA World Services Inc. As Bill Sees It. A.A. World Services, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

The Big Book, the development of setting up
Recovery happened in the 1930’s.
From the Stock Market crash in the early years,
the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl through
the rise to power of the Axis nations
made a frightening time in history.
But each of us could describe contemporary issues
to rival them. Would you say we’re experiencing
an equivalent state of terrifying uncertainty today?
Can we say with Bill W, we “each in his own life.
In no sense pridefully, we can say that we do not fear
the world outcome, whichever course it may take.
[that] this is because we have been enabled
to deeply feel and say, “We shall fear no evil
—Thy will, not ours, be done.”?