"Be my strong refuge, to which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress." (Psalm 71:3)

The Wall Street Journal projected a striking paradox of our time when it reported: "The elms in South Park, Pittsburgh must come down because they are obstructing the monument to Joyce Kilmer. They have lifted their leafy arms so high that passers-by can no longer read the inscription which begins: 'I think that I shall never see/A poem lovely as a tree.'"

In a world where people surrender their rights to preserve themselves, where cities are bombed to protect people, where nations wage war to preserve peace, where spending determines economy, it is tragically appropriate that trees should be sacrificed for a poem about trees. (From Bible Illustrator)

In a world of confusing paradoxes, there is a place of solace to which we can freely resort - our rock and our fortress.