"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday."
Psalms 91:4-6
This is describing how the Lord would protect the Messiah, and it reminds me of the scriptures that describe the Lord wanting to gather his people "as a hen gathereth her chickens" (Matthew 23:27, Luke 13:34, 3 Nephi 10:5, D&C 10:65, etc.). It might seem like a weird analogy to people who are unfamiliar with chickens except as a source of food, but I think that the idea of wanting to protect and help the young bits of fluff until they fulfil their potential and grow up into their adult forms is clear.
The Lord can't protect us from everything and still fulfil his goal of helping us to find joy. Even Christ, the best of all, had to experience bad things in order to learn. But if we turn to him, I believe that he will protect us and teach us in the gentlest way that we will actually listen to, protecting us from some of the random craziness of the world and guiding us along the best path.
Today, before we listen to our urge to rebel, let's consider the peace and safety that the Lord offers us if we are willing to gather to him. We can still learn and grow under his influence, and are honestly more likely to thrive, but it takes some faith and humility and trust that we have to learn by actually practicing it... trusting God and trying it his way. Today, let's be willing to learn in his way, and maybe save ourselves some trouble.
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