These are perilous times and people need to prepare themselves to navigate these troubled days by staying informed about their challenging environment structuring their lives in a healthy way and striving for a level of maturity that allows them to cope and live in a manner that brings stability and deep peace. People can arrive at a place of stability and purpose by engaging in a life that is patterned after the life and teachings of Jesus called by the first generation of Christians <i>the Way of Jesus. </i>The central value of this pattern of living is unconditional love a commitment to the truth and a life of integrity and seeking a more just society that leads to a culture of peace and collaboration. People need to prepare themselves for this way of life by cultivating a deep spirituality that will empower them to thoughtfully carefully and fully commit themselves to the divine mission of love.<br />