I think there is sometimes a seeming loss of zeal for the faith, even among ardent believers, not due so much to sloth, but because we are so easily distracted, beset by trials, and everyday occurrences, needs, and practical necessities. Plagued with one crisis after another, some people fall into depression, but I have to conclude that for this reason the Lord provides us with grace. He alone knows our true hearts, our emotional states, and our trials, and mercifully we are assured that we are forgiven of our failures. And I also believe that where zeal begins to weaken, the Holy Spirit, ever the divine helpmate and counselor, holds us firmly. This narrow earthly journey is a winding path, and we stumble along our way. Grace, Grace, Grace. Thank God for His grace, and if we lose our zeal for a time, it will return. God will not keep us from losing it. Soli Deo Gloria.