Psalm 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd..."
David has experienced pain. He has experienced loss and tragedy. And out of this pain, he writes Psalm 23, one of the most memorized, well known, and well loved passages of scripture. He likens God to his shepherd who is always with him and guiding him. Even through the valley of the shadow of death, the shepherd is with him.
Yesterday Nick died. He was 19 and was once one of my core HangTime kids. As I opened my Bible just now and saw that I was to begin with Psalm 23 I couldn't help but tear up. These most beautiful of words could not fit any better today. So often, it is in our loss and in our grief, when God seems closest to us as he carries us and leads us to the still waters. Today I pray for Nick's family and friends and I hope they know Jesus as Nick did. Today I pray they are comforted by our great Shepherd.
Dear Jesus, please comfort Nick's family today. Amen.
