I feel that 2020 has been a year where the structural problems in our society have been clearly manifested. A year where I have struggled to keep faith in a better future and to determine what my role should be in building that future. In this text, I was struck by the question God poses to David: “Should you build me a house to dwell in?” I felt that God was providing an example of the type of leadership our time demands. God’s commitment is to a better world for David and his people, not to his own glorification. This is followed by God’s promise, not for a better world for David, but for his children. This was a reminder to me that God’s promise, and our faith, is not that this year will be great, but if we embody God we can make a more just world for those who follow.