Standing Firm

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

If you do not stand firm in faith,

you shall not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9, NRSVCE)

“Don’t worry! God’s got this covered!” a dear friend of mine often says. What’s more, I can tell she means it.

How do we get it, though, that firmness, in a time when it’s difficult to live our faith in community as we thought of community even six months ago? How do we get it, thou...