When I was growing up, I was terrified of the dark. I should be more specific. It wasn’t the dark so much, but what might be in it. It was the unknown…what I might encounter in that darkness. It didn’t help that my older brother scared me every night when we were going up. I always knew it would happen, just not when or where or how. 

As a result, I walked very cautiously, taking careful steps so as not to fall, sometimes with my arms stretched out in front of me so if that scary “something” touched me, I had a chance of protecting myself. Even with my wary steps, at times I stumbled over out of fear.

I wish I would have known about the promise of Psalm 121:3. He will not let your foot slip-He who watches over you will not slumber.

This verse assures us God is right beside us, protecting each step we take with His perfect, unconditional love. When we sleep, He is awake. While we worry about what lies ahead for us, He is already there, waiting for us. Even on those darkest nights when we don’t know what our future holds, we can be certain our Father who never sleeps, never grows tired and never looks away is always there.

Basilea Schlink who was a Lutheran German religious leader and writer left us with these words in 2001:

In the darkest of nights cling to the assurance that God loves you, that He always has advice for you, a path that you can tread and a solution to your problem-and you will experience that which you believe.

Remember that God never grows tired of caring for us. Thanks be to God!

Patty