A rope reminds us that connection is not automatic. It must be held. It must be trusted. So it is with the rope that binds humanity to the Father. This rope is no invention of ours. It is Christ Himself who anchors it above. “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5, ESV).

There was a time when even breathing—spiritually speaking—felt effortful. Like walking underwater. Every step was heavy. Every breath, shallow.