When Two Verses Are Enough
I have a tendency to look for answers. When life feels uncertain, I want to understand what is happening, why it is happening, and what comes next. Over the past couple of years, I have spent a lot of time searching for reassurance in Scripture, hoping to find words that would help make sense of circumstances that often felt confusing and overwhelming. One day, I found myself reading Psalm 117, the shortest chapter in the entire Bible. At only two verses long, it would be easy to overlook. Yet what I discovered was that sometimes God does not give us lengthy explanations. Sometimes He gives us simple truths that are powerful enough to carry us through difficult seasons. Psalm 117 says, "Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever." That is the entire chapter. There are no detailed instructions, no promises that life will be easy, and no explanations for the struggles we face. I...
