Even through the valleyPsalm 23:1-6Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does the shepherd do for the sheep, and why does the psalmist fear no evil in the darkest valley?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What valley are you walking through right now, and which shadow in it scares you most?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • How will you remind yourself each day this week that the Shepherd is walking through that valley with you?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is in a dark valley right now that you could read this psalm with?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).