Stress (6 of 10)
Series: Anatomy of the Soul
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 23
We’re taking this summer to walk through the Psalms, which was the original song book of Israel. We’ve been saying every week that the Psalms touch on the full range of human emotions, so they really affirm our experience as humans. But they don’t stop there, because they show us how those emotions can be a pathway to finding God more fully.
So today we come to a Psalm that’s all about dealing with stress. I know none of us need this, but I’m just sharing this so you can pass it on to your friends. No, we all need this, right? Because of Ukraine and inflation and politics and protests and pandemics and microchip shortages and a million other things, we are living in a highly stressful world. I have not flown on an airplane in several months. But I’ve heard that airports are just craziness lately-have you guys been flying? Tons of canceled flights and long lines and angry customers. We’re living in a stressful time.
So today we’re going to look at a Psalm that’s all about stress. This might actually be the most famous of all the Psalms: Psalm 23. The writer of this Psalm was King David, and David knew stress. He had faced an unusual amount of hard things. But he had figured out a way to keep the stress of life from crushing him...and that’s what he talks about in this Psalm. So...let’s read the Psalm together, and I’m actually going to read it in the English Standard Version, because it’s a little closer to the traditional wording. So I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in th ...
Series: Anatomy of the Soul
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 23
We’re taking this summer to walk through the Psalms, which was the original song book of Israel. We’ve been saying every week that the Psalms touch on the full range of human emotions, so they really affirm our experience as humans. But they don’t stop there, because they show us how those emotions can be a pathway to finding God more fully.
So today we come to a Psalm that’s all about dealing with stress. I know none of us need this, but I’m just sharing this so you can pass it on to your friends. No, we all need this, right? Because of Ukraine and inflation and politics and protests and pandemics and microchip shortages and a million other things, we are living in a highly stressful world. I have not flown on an airplane in several months. But I’ve heard that airports are just craziness lately-have you guys been flying? Tons of canceled flights and long lines and angry customers. We’re living in a stressful time.
So today we’re going to look at a Psalm that’s all about stress. This might actually be the most famous of all the Psalms: Psalm 23. The writer of this Psalm was King David, and David knew stress. He had faced an unusual amount of hard things. But he had figured out a way to keep the stress of life from crushing him...and that’s what he talks about in this Psalm. So...let’s read the Psalm together, and I’m actually going to read it in the English Standard Version, because it’s a little closer to the traditional wording. So I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in th ...
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