Normally Sunday is my day to post my reflections on my meditation verse for the previous week. Unfortunately this week I apparently didn’t select a verse that was as relevant to my current life happenings as I thought. I selected 1 Timothy 4:8, but as the week went on I found that it simply wasn’t where my heart was.

Consequently, I don’t really have much to write about that. However, in my daily reading, I came upon a short passage from Psalm 55 which I find that in times of struggle, I relate to strongly.

"My heart is in anguish within me;
   the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
   and horror overwhelms me.
And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
   I would fly away and be at rest;
yes, I would wander far away;
   I would lodge in the wilderness;
                         Selah"

In times of trouble, I find comfort in these words. Not only because it means that David, the man after God’s own heart, has shared my feelings. But more importantly because God inspired that David would write these words. In effect, God has said between these lines, "Be calm son, I understand. I am here."

I find precious peace in that.