The Overarching Covenant of Trust

The economy runs on trust and that's part of the overarching covenant so Abraham makes this covenant with God. To trust someone once your eyes are open that's an act of courage and that opens up the world you might say. The idea in the story that you can withstand it a fair bit of the catastrophe of life by acting in a trustworthy manner, he says. If you hold out your hand in trust then you're inviting the best part of that person to step forward which is courage not naivety.