It strikes me today that extended times of not seeing a way out of things that feel wrong, or even simply uncomfortable, present us with an interesting question - "what does faithfulness look like now?" ...when I can't avoid the lurking presence of impending danger or unresolved hope, what will I do? How will I act now? What will I believe now? What does it look like, in the face of unlikely near-term change, to continue being faithful?
I face increasing debt, without sign of relief in the years ahead. What does it mean for me to be faithful, without the prospect of the relief or control I so often seek?