Devotions + Reflections

FAITH | JUSTICE | GRATITUDE | JOY | COMFORT

Mitzie Schafer Mitzie Schafer

A Letter About Certainty

So, certainty? I guess I could say I am certain Covid is here, alive and well, and going forth and multiplying. While I am in awe and a bit jealous of the certainty with which the Psalmist expresses the sovereignty of God, I feel the need to remind myself, and you friend, that this is only a snippet of the longest Psalm in the Bible. If I tried to base my daily markers of faithfulness on this single scripture reading I would fail, and while I am not certain of most things most days, I am grateful that God’s love for me, and for you, is not dependent on our certainty. It isn’t dependent on our ability to believe or have faith or show up or proclaim.

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