Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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When Trouble Comes – Psalm 9
I’ve never known how it feels to be one of our foster children, heartbroken because of separation from their birth families and living with people who don’t feel their brokenness the way they do. But right now, in the struggles I’m dealing with today, I need a place of refuge. I need a safe place to hide. I need to be…
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A Happy Happy Song – Psalm 8
How sweet to arrive at Psalm 8 after the sorrow and judgment in previous chapters. This psalm tempts me to simply copy the whole chapter word for word, and makes me want to tap my foot (though I can only imagine what the instrumentals would sound like). What could I add to it? “O Lord,…
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Who is Righteous? – Psalm 7
I found something I hadn’t thought about before in a prayer for help. This is from Psalm 7. “O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. O Lord…
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A Song in the Key of Sorrow – Psalm 6
Psalm 6 is a song of sorrow that has got me thinking of people I know who are suffering with sickness or grief. One is a father and grandfather who is lamenting the loss of his bride. Another is undergoing gut-wrenching treatment to hang on to his health. This psalm hits the mark for putting my deepest woes into words I might not…
