Excellent post. I agree completely.
I would add that seeing that our children are not safe in their mothers’ wombs, it is amazing that we, lucky enough to survive past birth, feel any measure of safety at all.
Aye, lately my heroes have become Athanasius of Alexandria, Patrick of Ireland, Boniface of Mainz, Martin of Tours, and Augustine of Hippo. The dissolution of the empire and Pax Americana so closely resembles their times. And we are beset by the heir of Arianism in those who deny the power of Christ the Son of the living God to change lives by calling sinners to repentance.
The only safety I really feel is in the arms of Jesus. The world sure isn’t a safe place and so we need to dwell in Him for our security and peace.