I’m sure, like me, you’ve been shocked at the developments in the Jimmy Savile scandal over recent weeks. Someone who seemed to do so much for the good of others and who was trusted and relied upon by thousands, seems to now have a thoroughly tarnished reputation.

The same may also be said of the disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong. For many he was a true inspiration for his sporting achievements, charity work and his personal battle against cancer.

It seems that we all love to put our trust in other people, even to the point of hero worship.

But ultimately people can let us down; maybe not always as dramatically as my two examples, but we are all flawed to a lesser or greater extent.

I know that I can often let the people around me down, not necessarily intentionally, but it still happens.

The author of Psalm 28 says: “The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in him and I am helped.” (verse 7, New International Version).

And the book of Proverbs tells us: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all you ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight” (verse 5-6, New International Version).

Isn’t it great and immensely comforting that there is one source of total trustworthiness?

When people fail us and our heroes don’t live up to our expectations, we have a God who we can turn to who will never, ever let us down.

  • Damian Scott, Worship Pastor, St Thomas’s Church, Kendal