Make Me Steadfast, O Lord

"My heart is steadfast" prays the psalmist. What a beautiful word: STEADFAST! The word implies: abiding, ardent, allegiant, constant, dedicated, dependable, enduring, constant, everlasting, abiding, permanent, lasting, loyal, faithful and true. We think of it in terms of relationships of fidelity: a steadfast friend, in good times and bad, forever. Loyalty in family and community: Steadfast. A Lover is steadfast in regard to the Beloved. One is steadfast in regard to a mission or work: suffering setbacks and difficuties but continuning up the long hill of fidelity. Steadfastness is an attitude, the quintessential attitude, in that it abides and remains, regardless of the flux and flow of cicrumstances and mood swings. What a beautiful word! What a marvelous reality! Make my heart steadfast, O Lord!