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A Daily Devotional on Fear, Trust, and the Nearness of God
by Steve Corbin
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.
Held – Volume III is a Catholic devotional written for the season when something begins to shift — when fear loosens its grip, not because life is perfect, but because something deeper has begun to heal.
Rather than rushing toward triumph or declaring the hard part over, this volume makes room for a quieter kind of hope. Each week centers on a theme related to healing, restoration, and the courage to trust goodness again, followed by short teachings and daily Scripture-based reflections meant to be received gently and returned to often.
This book is designed to meet you in the tender space between what was and what is becoming — especially when hope feels fragile or unfamiliar after a long season of fear. There is space here for gratitude that still carries a limp, for joy that arrives without explanation, and for the slow recognition that God has been tending something in you all along. If you notice healing happening quietly, you are not imagining it — you are beginning to see what God has been doing.
Held – Volume III is for readers who are discovering that restoration doesn't arrive with fanfare — it arrives with tenderness, 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 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.
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.