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I Will Fear No Evil Bible in a Year : Proverbs 8–9; 2 Corinthians 3 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Psalm 23:4 Psalm 23 In 1957, Melba Pattillo Beals was selected to be one of the “Little Rock Nine,” a group of nine African American students who first integrated the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In her 2018 memoir, I Will Not Fear: My Story of a Lifetime of Building Faith under Fire, Beals gives a heartbreaking account of the injustices and harassment she struggled to face courageously every day as a fifteen-year-old student. But she also wrote about her deep faith in God. In her darkest moments, when fear almost overwhelmed her, Beals repeated the familiar Bible verses she had learned at an early age from her grandmother. As she recited them, she was reminded of God’s presence with her, and Scripture gave her courage to endure. Beals frequently recited Psalm 23, finding comfort in confessing, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me” (v. 4). Her grandmother’s encouragement would ring through her ears as well, reassuring her that God “is as close as your skin, and you have only to call on Him for help.” Although our particular situations may vary, we will all likely endure difficult struggles and overwhelming circumstances that could easily cause us to give in to fear. In those moments, may your heart find encouragement in the truth that God’s powerful presence is always with us. Reflect & Pray When have you felt God’s presence in a fearful situation? How is it comforting to know that God is always with you? Father, when circumstances cause me to fear, help me to remember that You are near, and to find courage in the power of Your presence. 
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When my husband died, the Lord read me Psalms 23, although at first I resisted. I considered it the "funeral chapter" and I wasn't ready to face that. But I soon realized that it is much more than that, it is a comfort chapter. As He expanded each verse, He showed me that it says, "Though I walk THROUGH the valley of the SHADOW of death". We go through things, we don't stay there, and death is just a shadow, it has no substance, and neither do many of the circumstances we face. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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