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When does the sun shine? light in the darkness.

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There are times in our lives when the sun shines in the sky yet we feel as though we are in the darkness, or is that just me?.  Probably not!  Just look at the World today and there only seems to be darkness.  Countries testing weapons of mass destruction, famines, children living on streets, families fighting in civil wars, and there is #Covid -19. Yet amid these darkened events, where as individuals we feel hopeless and question ourselves, our role, purpose or significance not only in this World but also in our own communities.  However,  we matter, we have a purpose, You and I can make the sun shine. Only the other day I was watching a documentary a tour of Cuba and Haiti.  In Haiti many people live in a beautiful island, with magnificent natural surroundings, Yet since the earthquake they live in poverty, having to buy water daily, with what little they have,  just to survive. Many of the young children/youth live on the streets, not in cardboard boxes, tents, or sleeping bags,