Where are You taking me?
Lent Reflection #35 2026 from Alison Lloyd
The Lord is my shepherd… He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Psalm 23:1, 4.
The Lord is my shepherd. He is looking after me, protecting me and leading me.
Where is he leading? Lovely, green pastures, yes. But that’s not all. He also leads me into the dark valley of the shadow of death.
Paths of righteousness aren’t all sunny, bright and hopeful. Sometimes I’m going to feel the cold hand of death clutching at my heart. It doesn’t have to be a physical threat of dying. It is also the bleak grief of losing something – a home, a person, a hope. It is the pain of seeing sin in someone I love or trust. (Or myself.) It is hearing a friend’s unfixable suffering. All of those are shadows of death, cast over our lives. They darken our days.
Jesus has also walked through the valley of the shadow of death – that’s what Easter is all about. He knows the way. As He enters Easter week, the road gets harder and darker for him. The shadows are gathering. The path ahead is no fun — it is terrible. He knows that. But He also knows the way. And He won’t give up on his sheep. I need fear no evil, because whatever I walk into, He is there with me.
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