Psalm 23
English Standard Version (ESV)
Does anyone else out there know the valley of the shadow of death right now?
I love Christianity because of how real it is. It's not just about the good times -- but it addresses the realities of the valleys as well. It doesn't avoid the messy reality of life -- we often end up in this valley, and our faith is built ahead of time to prepare us for it. We know God is with us in the valley, because we can look to the cross and see that God has been in that very valley -- God knows the landscape there, and God will be with us as we walk through -- we don't stay there! We go through, not afraid because God is with us. Christianity doesn't say that you've got to figure it out or that you need the solutions because God is waiting on you to straighten things out. No, Christianity is about God with you in the midst of the realities of struggle and quarantine and brokenness.
God is with you. Here and now, no matter what.
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