I’ve just heard from my grandson, that they are having resilience classes in school. In brief, that’s learning how to cope when things are tough. It’s the kind of stuff good parents teach their kids – they nurture them, supply their needs, reassure them of love, then help them become independent, and cope effectively with problems. Sadly, not all parents achieve this, which is why they have school classes for it. But essentially, it’s what Psalm 23 is about. It’s a good pattern for shepherding, parenting, and also for how churches should be supporting new Christians too. Not expecting too much from them until they’ve been sufficiently nurtured.
The important thing is that we get resilient. Not that we have a trouble-free life. Look at verse 5. This about enjoying, really enjoying, a good meal, an anointed career, blessings of every kind WHILE problems rage around. Not many of us get it that we MUST shake off sleepless worry nights and heavy-heart indigestion, because it is commanded so many places in scripture not to worry. And this IS possible because the Lord is my shepherd. And however bumpy the journey, I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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