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He Knows Our Names Read: Psalm 23:1–6 Bible in a Year: Proverbs 10–12; 2 Corinthians 4 Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 During a visit to the National September 11 Memorial in New York City, I quickly photographed one of the twin reflecting pools. Around these two pools, the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died in the World Trade Center attacks are etched into bronze panels. Later, while looking more closely at the photo, my eyes were drawn to the hand of a woman resting on a name. Many people come to this place to touch a name and remember someone they loved. The prophet Isaiah reminded God’s people of His unfailing love and concern for them, even though they had often turned away from Him. The Lord said, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1). In the 23rd Psalm, David wrote, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley [the valley of the shadow of death], I will fear no evil, for you are with me . . . . Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (vv. 4, 6). God never forgets us. No matter where we are or whatever our situation, He knows our names and holds us fast in His unfailing love. Father in heaven, thank You for calling us by name and surrounding us with Your love, today and forever. God knows our names and He holds us fast in His love. 
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When the Lord directed me to the 23rd Psalms after my husband died, I resisted. I knew it by heart, but had always considered it the "funeral" Psalms and did not want to think on that right then. But He softly spoke to my heart and said to let HIM read it to ME. One of the things that came to light as I sat and cried listening to His reading it to me was that we walk THROUGH that valley. We don't live there, troubles do pass. And the second thing was that death is just a shadow, as we pass from this life into the next. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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