1460) In the spring of the year COVID closed everything down, we teachers did many things to keep our kids progressing academically, as well as emotionally. One thing we did was meet in a car caravan and we drove by all our students’ houses and blew our horns and waved. Doing this simple thing twice made an enormous difference to our kids and with ourselves.

I will never forget something that happened as we were waiting for everyone to line up on the side of a road. There were two cars in front of mine. While I sat listening to music and waiting, I turned to my left and saw a large tree falling toward us, landing only inches away from the car in front of me. I jumped out and rushed towards the teacher who was emerging from her car, bewildered. Seeing the fear and panic in her eyes, as I hurried to her, I kept telling her, “You’re safe! You’re safe!”

In Psalm 16:8, David cries out to God to keep him safe. I have to assume David did not feel safe or he wouldn’t ask God to do this.

When I read this verse, I feel some conflict inside my heart. Why? Because even though I believe God will keep me safe, I know sometimes I feel God is not. These times are when I’m grieving, hurt, degraded or just plain scared by something someone did or said to me.

David knew God’s idea of safety is the best way because he knew from his life experience that God takes everything that comes our way and makes it good somehow. Trusting this is what we call faith.