Fleeing Dungeons: On Community

“Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words—‘Wait and hope.’” -Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo   52“I have been hunted like a bird        by those who were my enemies without cause; 53 they flung me alive into the pit 54 water closed over my head; 55 “I called on your name, O     from the depths of the pit; 56 you heard my plea, ‘Do not close     your ear to my cry for help!’ 57 You came near when I called on you; 58 “You have taken up my cause, O Lord;     you have redeemed my life.     and cast stones on me;     I said, ‘I am lost.’     you said, ‘Do not fear!’ Lamentations...