Elisha was a threat to the enemy, and, as we all know, when you are a threat there will be an attack dispatched upon you. This passage is about perspective. Of course, perspective can’t truly be understood without examining context. Turn on any news or social media platform you choose, and you will likely hear someone exclaiming, “It’s never been this bad!” Really? In World War II, Hitler murdered over 8 million Jews in gas chambers in concentration camps. In the 1960’s, black and white people had separate drinking fountains, bathrooms and schools. Martin Luther King, Jr. led peaceful protests that were met with fire hoses and attack dogs in Selma, Alabama. In the 1970’s, Vietnam Veterans returned to the country for which they were fighting only to be spit upon and labeled as “baby killers.” In the 1980’s, interest rates spiraled up to 21%, and people lost everything as the economy plummeted. Forty-four Americans were held hostage in Iran for 444 days before being released. I could go on and on. So, as narcissistic as we are about the struggles we face, we are not the only ones who have faced tremendous upheavals. The conflict we face hasn’t really gotten worse, but the context has certainly changed!