With Jon Galloway.

David's idea of green pastures and quiet waters is probably different from ours are mainly because those things are very rare in that country, especially the part of the country he was from. There in Judah or Judea it's hot, it's dry, it's rocky, it's wilderness. But you can see how that picture would appeal to David as a place of comfort and peace when you're surrounded by something that's the opposite of it. Visiting Engedi, where David hid from Saul with his men, you find a place in the midst of the wilderness that has fresh water, it has green plant life. A lot of gazelles hop around in that area. But the overall picture we find here in Psalm 23 is one of comfort, peacefulness and great blessings.

Where do these come from? They are what someone who's serving God receives, not only in this life, but in the life to come. This is from God's goodness, God's love. Yet we look at the world we are living in today. War dominates our news. The scenes we see each day from our various news outlets are far from the picture that David depicted. We see death and devastation. We see homes and schools ruined, bombed, entire towns obliterated. We see atrocities. And we wonder, where is the peace?

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