The Valley of the shadow of death-----could be a scary thing....I know a man who recently underwent surgery and there for a few days things got a little out of wack, what should have been 4 days in the hospital turned out to be 9, what was to be 1 or 2 days in ICU turned out to be 4......while he lay on the hospital bed knocked out with meds because it would be dangerous for him if he got to moving, anyway up on the ceiling was what----let's say a big circle, he does not know what was inside the circle, but something was there, then completely around the circle was the Lords Prayer, it kept going around & around , like the ticker thing on the bottom of the TV screen on the news, then every now & then right through the center of the circle----"yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for Thou are with me..." would appear--- this continued for the 4 days in ICU.......at a time in one's life where stepping into eternity is just a breath away, what comforting thoughts-----"I will fear no evil, for You are with me"......
I enjoyed the post, yet I wonder if Psalm 23 goes way deeper in our lives than day to day living and dealings with hardships. At different times in our lives a piece of Scripture can carry different meaning, say, touch our heart in different ways.....would be interesting to do a short study with different folks of different ages, have them read Psalm 23 every day for a week, then have them write out their thoughts on how it spoke to them, would be very interesting to see the difference of one, say, 16 yrs. old verses someone 35, 55, 75........
The Valley of the Shadow of Death is not place to walk through on your own, jus a pass'n thought here this morning-----God Bless
