When I slid out of bed one
morning, I glimpsed something white on the carpet. What was it? A tissue? I
reached down and picked up the item that had been peeking at me from between
the bed and the wall. What a surprise to discover a magnet displaying Psalm 23!
Some might suppose that an
angel placed those words there, or that they appeared miraculously just for me.
After some thought, though, I recalled that I had recently removed a stack of
Scripture magnets from a drawer located not far from the bed. One of them
likely slipped onto the floor, and unbeknownst to me, I must have moved it
about as I shuffled to and fro in the bedroom, until the item landed in the
spot where I saw it.
Of course, angels do exist
and God can do miracles, but usually what we experience is divine providence.
Spying the Psalm 23 magnet that morning encouraged my heart: Why worry when you
can trust the Shepherd’s care? And why seek after signs and wonders when
providence is already amazing?
I love Psalm 23! My 1st grade teacher read it to our class every morning after the pledge of allegiance. Then she prayed the “Our Father”. By the end of the year I knew all three by heart. Now, that’s a great teacher!
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