Valley of the "sahdow"

Good afternoon everybody,
A friend of ours sent this to me and I could so identify! I bet you will too.

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I’ve always wondered why the 23 Psalm had the passage, “valley of the shadow of death”. I always thought that a shadow wasn’t that scary. It’s just a shadow. Surely death is way more scary than a shadow? Well, one night, years ago, I was locking up in the house and was going to the front hall after checking that the back door was secure. It was getting cool out so there were several coats and a hat on the coat rack in the front hall. You can see where this is going, can’t you? I caught the sight of the shadow of the coat rack out of the corner of my eye and thought I saw a “robber” in my house. I almost wet myself! I couldn’t move, I couldn’t scream, I was just frozen to the spot. After I got a couple of guts to working I turned around to face the intruder and that’s when I saw it was “just” the shadow of the coat rack on the wall. I Immediately thought of the that passage, “valley of the shadow of death”, and decided that if the shadow of a coat rack was that scary, then the shadow of death would be extra-way scary. It was then that I understood what the passage is saying.

Just a random thought…
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You are so right! I laughed at your story, but it is so true. Shadows can be very scary. And valleys are long and big. But the good news is that we don’t have to be afraid because God, our Good Shepherd, is with us and He is the biggest thing in the valley! Plus as you implied, they are extra-way scary if you think they are real. I heard someone say once, ‘the shadow of a dog never bit anyone’. They can look and even act real but they are still shadows with no substance.
And be encouraged, where there’s a shadow there’s a light. Light has both substance and power.
Boy, I needed that ‘random’ God inspired thought today! Thanks for sending. Look for Jesus in your valley…