October 28, 2021

Mike Tomlin, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, had a great response to a press member questioning whether he would ever be interested in coaching college football. He said, “Never say never. But, never.”

Will God ever fail you? Never. Will God ever abandon you? Never. Will God ever stop delighting in you? Never. I love the hymn How Firm a Foundation. 

“The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose / I will not, I will not desert to His foes / That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake / I'll never, no never, no never forsake.”

St. Paul says, “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” (Romans 8:28)

“Everliving God, whose will it is that all should come to you through your Son Jesus Christ: Inspire our witness to him, that all may know the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (For the Mission of the Church – BCP p. 816)