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When the pillars of culture shake, the first question isn’t what to do—it’s where to look. We open Psalm 11–12 and follow David’s urgent refrain to lift our eyes from crumbling sand to granite sovereignty. Along the way, a desert cross boxed in plywood becomes a modern parable for a public square uneasy with faith, and a reminder that symbols may be silenced, but the throne of God remains undisturbed.
We walk through five anchors drawn from David’s lyrics: God is sovereign and unshaken; he sees with piercing clarity; he is just in rejecting unrepentant evil; his judgment, pictured in fire and sulfur, is real and sobering; and he delights in the upright—not the flawless, but the forgiven in Christ. Layered with the New Testament’s image of a triumphal procession, we frame Christian courage as fragrant and steady, not shrill. The call isn’t to deny the cracks in our institutions or the applause for what is vile; it’s to set our footing on the reality that outlasts every news cycle.
Expect a clear, scripture-rich path for staying grounded when headlines tilt toward outrage. We talk practical posture—pray rather than panic, speak truth with mercy, remember that patience is not approval, and live as people who know their future: the upright shall behold his face. Listen if you’ve felt the ache of shifting norms, wrestled with public hostility to faith, or wondered how to respond without losing heart. Then share the episode with someone who needs courage today, subscribe for more Wisdom Journey studies, and leave a review to help others find hope that holds.

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