Psalm 23 offers deep comfort to those living with chronic illness by revealing God not only as Shepherd, but as Caregiver—one who provides rest, restores the weary, and remains present through pain, uncertainty, and the long road of suffering.
When a rare and fatal disease diagnosis shattered our sense of certainty, we were forced to confront the great unknowing. The future felt fragile. We encountered the mystery of God in the unknowing. Perhaps this is where we were always called to …
Could it be that resting in this darkened room is the very place where Jesus is calling to me, to see it as the place I get to rest, in the stronghold of my Lord.
