Even when I go through the darkest valley, 

I fear no danger, 

for you are with me; 

your rod and your staff - they comfort me. 

You prepare a table before me 

in the presence of my enemies; 

you anoint my head with oil; 

my cup overflows.

Psalms 23:4-5 CSB

"Dark valleys"

"Enemies"

These things are not absent from David's world, just as they aren't absent from ours. It's good to have goals and things we want to achieve in 2023, David says to keep it real, there's going to be things that get in the way, people who are not on our team, but no matter what, Yahweh is with us, and more than that, when we choose to walk with him, there's an annointing, a table being prepared, a feast with God to look forward to. 

Not sure what that's going to look like, what the food will be like, whether it will be David's favourite kai, yours, mine, but it will be good. 

One day all will be made new, everything hurt will be unhurt, every dark valley flooded with light, and hope will become reality. 

For now, we live in the valleys but knowing that He is with us, and the Light is not far away.

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