We were camping in Yellowstone National Park in Raven’s Roost Campground.  When we were rudely awakened before dawn by a riotous chorus of caws, we learned why one term for a flock of ravens is an “unkindness.”

I’m reminded of those ravens as I read the verse quoted above.  It seems that worry invades like a raucous unkindness of ravens cawing, “You are doomed.”  

The disquieting mental noise of anxiety is almost impossible to ignore.

The psalmist says that God restores the peace and quiet: “Your comforting calms me down.”  God’s word is full of promises that we can meditate on to bring comfort and peace to our minds.  I love Zephaniah “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.  He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” In place of the word you, I insert my name or the name of someone I am praying for.  I celebrate the victory that God sees for my friend and me even when circumstances shout otherwise.  When we delight in these promises, God restores peace to our souls.

Prayer: God of peace, thank you for your powerful and comforting promises that chase away the ravens of worry.  Amen.