Stability may not be something we experience in the moment, but it is always a choice we make in the moment—a storm-tossed, afflicted moment—that shapes the future for ourselves and everyone in our circle of influence.

If context is primary (and it is), then the “right here, right now” embodied reality of our hope, our belief for the future, the shared vision of Shalom we co-create with our Savior and our community, is a way of being that the Holy Spirit uses to bend the arc of history in the direction of justice, reconciliation, and joy.

And the pain of the moment is poured out at the feet of the Father in dramatic fullness, like a river joining the ocean; treacherous, tortured, and transforming. From turmoil to release to a peace that surpasses understanding.

Fear is a thin veil, and stability is a choice long before it becomes a circumstantial reality.