Boulder Creek Community Church

I’m told there really is a valley of shadows... David probably led his sheep through the valley of the shadow of death as he was growing up. As you look in the Bible, the term “valley” also refers to all kinds of rough times in life.* Joshua talks about the Valley of Calamity* Psalm 84 talks about the Valley of Weeping* Hosea talks about the Valley of Trouble* The reference to a valley in Ps 23 in Hebrew actually means The Valley of Deep DarknessWe all experience this.... it feels like God has abandoned you. You doubt Gods love and faithfulness.... you might even begin to wonder if you did something wrong! You try praying and you get nothing... all the stuff you normally do that gets you out of the funk you’re in doesn’t work. Embrace the Darkness…. Listen to a 15th century monk named John...... God perceives the imperfections in us, and because of His love for us, urges us to grow up. His love is not content to leave us in our weakness, and for this reason he takes us into a "dark night". He weans us from