It's time for some encouragement from your friends at Our Daily Bread.

The devotional for today titled The Triumph of Faith was written by Arthur Jackson.

A routine wellness check for little four-year-old Calvin revealed a few unexpected

spots on his body. During the visit, he was given some shots, and the injection site was

covered with a bandage. At home, when the time came to remove the small adhesive covering,

Calvin whimpered with fear.

Seeking to console his son, his father said,

Calvin, you know I'd never do anything to hurt you.

His father wanted his son to trust him more than fearing the removal of the bandage.

Four-year-olds aren't the only ones who grow faint in the face of discomfort, surgeries, separation from loved ones, mental or psychological

challenges, and more prompt our fears, sighs, cries, and groans. One of David's fear-filled

moments was when he found himself in

Philistine territory while fleeing a jealous King Saul. When he was recognized, he was anxious

about what might happen to him. David was very much afraid of Akeesh, King of Gath. Reflecting

on this uncomfortable situation, David wrote in Psalm 56,

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

In God, I trust and am not afraid.

What shall we do when life's discomfort stir up our fears?

We can put our trust in our Heavenly Father.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from Psalm 56, verses 1 through 4.

Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit. All day long they

press their attack. My adversaries pursue me all day long, and their pride many are attacking me.

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