Holding on to a Thread in the Catacombs

In the [Roman] catacombs, we are told, explorers take a thread with them through all the dark passages and tortuous windings, and by this thread they find their way back again to the light. There is such a thread running through all the dark corridors which we tread; and if we simply, practically trust in God, we shall steer past every peril and land in the world of light. This is the counsel to remember in…