February’s Soul Matters materials remind us “that perseverance isn’t a solo act.” “As people of perseverance we are being called not just to grit and strong wills, but to gentleness and self-care.” It’s a balance of the prophetic and the pastoral.

Think of something or someone that has given you heart to persist; “a person, a community, song, book, quote, insight, spiritual practice or story that enabled you, and enables you, to carry on when you might have done otherwise.”