God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Â – Psalm 46:1-3
I can work up a fear over any number of things. I worry about my children and grandchildren. I worry about my husband’s health, and my own. I worry that my dialysis will stop helping me. I worry about traveling. I worry about financial matters and doctor bills, prescription costs and insurance. You name it, I can feel fear about it at any given time.
Oddly enough, I worry when my life is free from trouble just as much as I worry in times of trouble.
How I yearn for the words of the Psalmist to be true of me . . . that even though the earth might give way and the mountains may crumble, I will not be afraid. To be sure, my life – everyone’s life – is filled with fearful times. It is a spiritual discipline to claim the promise that God is our strength, our ever-present help in times of trouble, and to rest on that promise.
As I close down my dialysis machine every morning, I remember God’s promise with gratefulness, happy to have God’s ever-present help near me and within me. It makes life possible.
God of the Sparrow 🌱 By Kathy Manis Findley 