Have you ever experienced a moment of complete peace? A moment when you felt so loved and protected that, for a little while, nothing else mattered?

When I was five or six years old, I remember riding in the back seat of our car with my Gramma. Mom and Dad were in the front, and the three adults were talking quietly. The reason this memory remains so vivid is that my head was resting in my Gramma’s lap. She held me close, gently pushing my hair back from my face. I felt so incredibly loved and protected.

There have been many times in my life when I wanted to return to that moment in the car, resting in my Gramma’s lap, loved and protected, with nothing else to think about.

Beneath His wings, I find refuge.

As comforting as that memory is, I think I have found an even greater place of love and protection. The imagery of taking refuge beneath God's wings appears throughout Scripture, particularly in the Psalms. It’s a beautiful picture of a truth that God's people have carried through generations: we are invited to find shelter in His presence.

Ever since humanity was separated from God, life has been challenging. Our world is broken, and we often search for peace, protection, and love in all the wrong places. We try to create security through the things we accumulate, the people we depend on, or the circumstances we work so hard to control. Yet the peace we long for cannot always be found by changing what surrounds us. Sometimes, it begins by remembering whose presence surrounds us….READ MORE…