"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." -- Psalm 46:1-3

Isn't it comforting to know that in times of crisis, trouble, and uncertainty, God is present through it all? Events come to all of us when it feels like the very foundation of life is shaking.  That could be when we experience a death of a loved one, a dissolving of a marriage, a prognosis of health that isn't good, or when we are in the midst of war.  The earth around us can shake.  Our knees can buckle beneath us, and we might be falling, but even in that moment and time of trial, God is there.  Never are we alone.  Never are we abandoned.  Take comfort knowing that God is an ever-present help in trouble.

Readings:  Leviticus 27:14- Numbers 1:54; Mark 11:1-25; Psalm 46:1-11; Proverbs 10:23