As we have seen many leaders fall recently, it can be quite disheartening. Nevertheless, we must remember the words of Paul in Philippians 2:12-13: “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” As St. Augustine says, “My good deeds are thy acts and thy gifts; my evil ones are my own faults” (Confessions, bk. 10, ch. 4). In this world in which we live, we have been gifted the beautiful and terrible ability to choose for ourselves. Like Adam, we all have fallen and can fall once more at any point on our journey. However, no matter the size of the sin and the depths of the pit, we must and can do nothing other than rise again. the wise proverb says, “for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity” (Proverbs 24:16).