Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 NKJV

“When I was diagnosed with cancer, my fear translated itself into a fixation on survival rates. The odds of surviving. 1 in 4. 75% in five years. I felt as if I were a ball on a roulette wheel that kept bouncing into a losing slot. What finally brought my odds-fevered mind some peace was a hymn that reminded me what I believe: someone is in control of the wheel, and the ball, and the number of pockets, and the length of the spin. And statistics and probabilities hold no sway over Him. My life doesn’t hang on a coin toss. It is not at the mercy of a cosmic roulette wheel. It will be decided by the one who loves me more than any other. There is nothing to fear in that.” Paraphrased, Megan Basham, Daughter of the Most High God