This biblical passage confronts us with the question of loyalty and allegiance. What, or whom, do we worship?
Even as an adult, there is a visceral panic you can probably still feel from times you had been lost as a child.
Psalm 23 begins and ends with two bold statements: The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want & I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – Psalm 51:1–13 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
Each Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.
This borrowed title so aptly describes not only the context of Psalm 34 but also the point I am hoping to make in this writing.
Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative writes, “We are all broken by something. We have all hurt someone and have been hurt.”
In my NIV Bible, Psalm 145 has the title “A psalm of praise. Of David.” My understanding is that Psalm 145 is unique in this way.
