 We can be, in a certain sense, persecuted or forced into agreeing. And out of fear, we may go quiet or we may give in or we may even change our way of thinking. Lord, may that not happen. Help me keep focused on you. Help me keep focused on your teaching that I can find, of course, in Scripture. I can find in the catechism of the Catholic Church. I can be encouraged through spiritual direction, encouraged in the sacrament of confession, in community life, in my church, in my parish.