Many proclaim this to be the most pressing question of this time and place.
Some counter this question with another.
The most pressing question is not what kind of world we will leave our children but what kind of children we will leave the world.
Both miss the mark.
The question should be more directed towards the kind of children we will leave for eternity.
Yet even that falls short because it neglects to mention that our children will have a tremendous say in whatever we leave them with.
We could leave them an ideal world, and they could still seek death.
Or we could leave them hell, and they could still seek Heaven.
Of course, we all long to leave them the best possible world in which to commit to Heaven, but the best possible world cannot guarantee that commitment. Nor can the worst possible world.
Ultimately, the world we leave them is far less significant than we vehemently assume.
Such is the nature of freedom.
We must believe that God loves our children even more than we do and will always leave paths to salvation open to them regardless of the world we leave them.
And we must believe that our children will recognize these paths and commit to them.
Such is the nature of faith.