In this complex, rapidly changing, and unpredictable world, do you find yourself in need of comfort? Are you having trouble finding it? You’re not alone.

As summer wears on, I have pondered an opinion piece by Les Rubin entitled, “John Adams Made a Terrifying Prediction. America is Close to Proving Him Correct.” Rubin reported that our second President said, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”