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A Daily Devotional on Fear, Trust, and the Nearness of God
by Steve Corbin
Held – Volume II is a quiet Catholic devotional for those who find that fear has not disappeared—and are learning how to keep going anyway. Through weekly themes, Scripture, and gentle daily reflections, it invites you to remain with God in the midst of ongoing anxiety, weariness, and uncertainty.
Held – Volume II is a Catholic devotional written for the season when fear lingers and nothing feels fully resolved—when trust is formed not through relief, but through staying.
Rather than urging courage or offering solutions, this volume invites a deeper surrender. Each week centers on a theme related to perseverance, trust, and letting go of control, followed by short teachings and daily Scripture-based reflections meant to be prayed slowly and returned to often.
This book is designed to be a steady companion—something to walk with over time, especially when progress feels slow or prayer feels repetitive. There is space here for honesty, weariness, and quiet faithfulness. If you find yourself returning to the same prayers again and again, you are not stuck—you are learning how trust grows through presence.
Held – Volume II is for readers who are discovering that faith often looks less like overcoming fear and more like remaining with God—day after day, in the middle of ordinary, imperfect life.
Steve Corbin is a father of 3, husband, mission-focused servant leader, and writer of faith-rooted reflections exploring fear, trust, and God’s call in ordinary life.
I am a husband, a father, an author, an active member of my Parish community, a non-profit founder but most importantly I am a child of God. For most of my life, fear was a constant companion. Quiet sometimes, overwhelming at others. It shaped my choices, drove my ambitions, and eventually brought me to a breaking point I hadn’t seen coming. On October 21, 2018, stripped of every strategy I had, three words were all that remained: God, help me. Through the lens of faith, I see my fear and anxiety differently now. They didn’t go away. No, I still battle both today. But what faith gave me was the ability to fight back against the fruits of fear, the sins that sprout when we let it get the best of us. As I have grown in my relationship with Jesus, I’ve learned to trust Him with my fear rather than let it fester inside me, I started placing it in God’s hand and trusting. The fruits of that trust are within the pages of Held. Each page a direct result of surrendering to the Holy Spirit and allowing His will to be done. I pray that His words can have the same impact on you that they did on me. Your Brother In Christ, Steve Corbin
A Daily Devotional on Fear, Trust, and the Nearness of God
Held – Volume I is a quiet Catholic devotional for those living with fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. Through weekly themes, Scripture, and gentle daily reflections, it invites you to slow down, pray honestly, and rest in the nearness of God—right in the middle of ordinary life.
A Daily Devotional on Fear, Trust, and the Nearness of God
Held – Volume III is a quiet Catholic devotional for those beginning to sense that something is healing — even if they can't fully name it yet. Through weekly themes, Scripture, and gentle daily reflections, it invites you to trust the slow, tender work God is doing — right in the middle of ordinary life.
A Daily Devotional on Fear, Trust, and the Nearness of God
Held – Volume IV is a quiet Catholic devotional for those discovering that peace is not the absence of fear — it is the presence of God. Through weekly themes, Scripture, and gentle daily reflections, it invites you to stop striving toward trust and begin living from it — right in the middle of ordinary life.