The Nicene Creed: A Rope to Hold On

The farmers in the old prairie days used to prepare for a winter storm by putting up a rope between the house and the barn. They did this because they knew that in a swirling blizzard, even a brief distance, such as the walk from their house to the barn, could be confusing and disorienting. That familiar journey they had taken hundreds of times could become a strange terrain, leaving them to freeze in the cold winter night. But with the rope, they knew they could always find their way home. 

We live in a confusing…