The Lord is my light and my salvation - so why should I be afraid? 

The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

Psalms 27:1 NLT

These are great questions. 

And they can be easy to answer when the sun is shining and all is well. 

Not so easy when the hillside that was outside is now washed through your house, or you're standing in the ferry in the middle of Cook Straight with your life jacket on, or you're sitting with a health diagnosis that is not hopeful.

"Why should I be afraid? Tremble?" 

Yes there's lots of good and hopeful things in this Psalm, and there's the reality that the things we take as fixed or in control can suddenly not be, and it's OK to be afraid. 

It's OK to tremble.

The psalmist hasn't lost his faith, and he's asking the questions - because that's human and it's OK.

David's done a good thing by writing his questions down. We can do that too.

He's shared his heart with others. We can do that too.

We're in this together, made for community, and it's OK to wrestle with these questions together. 

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