Psalm 46:1-3 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

In the late 1990s after returning from Israel, I wrote and preached a sermon entitled, “The Lord Our Shepherd.” It was based on insights that our study tour instructor had shared concerning sheep and shepherds in the Middle East.Working on that sermon …