I’ll never forget walking into the arena for an Amy Grant show. I think I was 6 or 7. All I remember is Amy sitting on the front of the stage, and an arena full of people singing “Thy Word” with their hands raised in the air. I didn’t really understand the full meaning of what they were singing about at that point in my life, but it took my breath away then as a little girl, and it takes my breath away now.
I had already memorized Psalm 23 in church as a kid, cutting out felt shapes to help remind me of each verse with my Sunday school teachers at Belmont Church. I knew those beautiful words were precious somehow and those felt shapes decorated with glitter seemed like treasures too. What I didn’t know was how God’s promises would feel like a lifeline to me years and years later, that they would be shelter in the storm, and light in the darkest nights. They would ground me when the shame storms rolled in, and lift my head to behold the One who makes Hope and Peace possible even in the midst of the strongest storms. God’s word would whisper of a love that will not let me go on nights I felt alone, and God’s word would shout about a Love that beats Death when I was walking through the valley of the shadow. Psalm 119:105 is the verse that’s printed on the back of the book I released today. It has captivated me since I was six, and my hope and prayer is that this book will carry His words, full of light and hope to the darkest corners of your own story, and that they will guide your feet and bring comfort to your heart even when it’s breaking. Especially when the nights get dark, I pray that this devotional book will help you know that you are not alone and that God gives you a very steady lamp for your feet and a light for your path.