The expression is supposed to mean that when we don't hear from a friend or relative, there is no bad news to report, so we will get good news from them sometime in the future. After listening to this evening's national news, I think the expression really means that no news on the broadcast was good news and we have to wait until tomorrow to maybe hear something good.
The reports tonight were about possible leaks of confidential security information to the Russians, repercussions of the firing of the FBI director and possible recording of conversations, cyber ransom demands on hundreds of thousands of businesses, interruption of medical procedures in England caused by hackers, a plane crash, a bus crash, police shootings of young people, protests and counter-protests over a Robert E Lee statue, a large family killed in a possible arson fire, North Korean missile tests, Syrian humanitarian abuses and possible mass executions, and a drug seizure harming a police officer. The broadcast ended with a 101 year old WWII veteran skydiving as a follow up to his skydiving on his 100th birthday and looking forward to a repeat jump on his 102nd birthday next year.
I guess that last story qualifies as good news, in light of all that preceded it. But then again there was a lot of good news within the stories reported. Our government with all its flaws is still the best in the world. First responders ran to the crashes including a group of police cadets in a bus behind the one which crashed. The plane hit three buildings, but no one on the ground was killed, There is sufficient good computer protection to prevent large losses of funds and interruptions caused by hackers. The seized drugs did not find their way onto the streets. Relief agencies are available and trained to help people in virtually every tragedy or dangerous situation. Yes, there was good news in spite of the "headlines". But, above all.......the truly Good News is that God is in control and when we rest in Him, the best is yet to come. I can listen to that Good News all day, every day.
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