We might think of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the irrationality and brutality of Vladimir Putin; instability between China and Taiwan, and Xi Jinping’s oppressive rule; tensions around Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan; Afghanistan; the state of US politics; the state of UK politics, for that matter; climate change; famine in Africa; the drought; the Lambeth Bishops’ Conference; soaring energy prices; problems with the NHS; the gap between rich and poor – and so on.