Hey everyone, I'm Dr. Allison. Today's scripture offers us a wiser way of being human as we step into the day.

Today's psalm is one of my favorites. I feel like I say that almost every week, but it's true. This is one I have

returned to again and again when shame has felt big in my life.

Shame has a way of making us feel like we need to disappear, like the safest thing we can do

is shrink, count ourselves out, or just quit trying altogether. But Psalm 25 gives us a different

posture, not one of hiding, not one of hustling for our worth, but a way of turning toward

God with honest trust. It's a prayer for anyone who wants healing not just from what you've done,

but from the weight that you've carried about your worth. Today's scripture is Psalm 25 1 through 7.

In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.

I trust in you.

Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.

No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame.

But shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths, guide me in your truth, and teach me. For you are God

my Savior and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Do not remember

the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways according to your love. Remember me, for you, Lord,

are good. Psalm 25 begins with a tender declaration, in you, Lord, my God, I put my trust. Not in my ability to stay composed,

not in my spiritual performance, not in my capacity to be impressive. It's trust in you, oh Lord, my God.

And then almost immediately, the psalmist names that ache underneath, do not let me be put to

shame. That line matters so much because it tells the truth. Shame is not just an internal feeling.

It's also a fear, a fear of exposure, a fear of being diminished, a fear that someone else gets to define your sense of

worth. And for many of us, shame has become a kind of inner narrator. It doesn't usually show up

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