Longing for Refuge

The image is called "Stream in the Forest" and was painted by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877).

Longing for Refuge

The Psalms have always been a refuge for me. From the time I was able to read, I stole away to my room for solace from the bustle of the household. There in the quiet, I flipped open my Bible, and the pages often opened up ward the middle, to a ps…