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?