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Finding safety anywhere
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
I live in Los Angeles and spend a fair amount of time on the highways. So I’ve given a lot of thought to safe travel. And I’ve found that, just like happiness or honesty, safety is essentially a state of thought. That’s why I pray about it—regularly. Prayer tends to lift away any fears or distractions that would keep me from perceiving God’s guidance and protection. Prayer puts me in that safe place where I can experience God’s care.
That place is described in a psalm, which has been attributed to David. A warrior and king, David clearly knew what it was like to be in danger. There were people who were actually out to kill him! But instead of focusing on fear, the psalm centers on God’s love for us, saying, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Ps 91:1).
I take David to be an authority, one who wrote from experience. And my own experience has shown me that his idea is reliable. No matter where I am, there’s a place I can enter and find protection from any trouble.
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