Valleys, Shadows & Comfort

Simple thought this morning…..

Psalm 23 talks about shepherds, rods, staffs, comfort, enemies, meals, restoration, goodness, mercy and all kinds of other stuff…..

This morning I find myself speaking at a funeral…..

The first since our sweet Annaleigh’s some six weeks ago…..

And this morning I ponder on the valley of the shadow of death……

Yea, tho I walk through the valley of the shadow of death……

Death is not pretty…..

Yet death is beautiful……

Especially for the faithful saint of God who has walked with Him for a lifetime…..

But still death has its valley….

Those left behind feel the pain of loss….

Those left must grieve…..

Hence they walk through the valley of the shadow…..

Shadows are dark…

Shadows can scare……

And death of a loved one is indeed the valley of the shadow……

Each of us walk through that valley more often than we wish……

This morning I think and understand this……

We walk through this valley…..

We do not stop in the valley…..

We do not live here…..

But we walk through it……

We walk through it with the rod and staff of comfort…….

We walk through it with the comforter……

He knew we would need comfort so he became that comforter…..

So this morning…….

My simple thought is……

We walk through this valley…..

We walk through the darkenss……

We walk though the shadows cast by the death of a loved one….

When we come out on the other side…..

Comfort awaits…..

This is but one more reason I love Him…..

rks