A prayer from Psalm 91 by Debbie McDaniel. He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the Almighty,

Psalm 91.

We trudge slowly back to the car through a crowded parking lot in the Texas summer heat,

hot, humid, full sun bearing down.

I noticed my daughter matching my steps,

walking close by my side the entire way back.

Little legs stretching out as far as they could to match my stride.

She smiled up at me and said,

Mom, look, I'm walking in your shade.

She found the shadow, the safe place to walk.

I love that my side was her shield, giving her protection from the heat.

We may not always see it or feel it.

We might forget it's there at times, or even wonder if God has left us to fend for ourselves

in the heat of hard situations of life. But his protection is real. He doesn't, he can't forget us or ignore us. If we belong to him, his love is

too great to leave us on our own. In whatever troubles we face today, God is the place of refuge we can run to.

He is our safe place. A reminder for us, especially in the tough stuff that we never walk alone.

Full heat of troubles bearing down hard, heavy, it's a struggle at times to keep

trudging through it all.

Pressure and stress can seem as stifling as a hot afternoon summer sun.

Yet God whispers truth, strong and sure.

Walk in my shadow, up close to my side.

It's in the safe place that brings confidence.

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