Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, June 19, 2023
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Sometimes we just need to be held like this. Among my friends are people dealing with chronic illnesses, mentally ill and/or disabled children, parents with dementia, relationship struggles, financial insecurity, and more. I myself deal with some of these issues. The hits just seem to keep coming and it can be easy to wonder where God is in the midst of all of it.
But that’s exactly where God is: in the midst of all of it, holding us in her arms, holding us in her bosom, feeling our pain with us and loving us through it. Maybe that’s small comfort when our realities threaten to overwhelm us with grief. Yet I find when I lean back into God’s arms, she gives me what I need not only to persevere, but to find incredible joy all around me.
When have I felt held by God in the midst of challenges?
