A sermon by the Rev. It took place when much of the world was unknown and largely unmapped. Cartographers had to have some way of portraying those areas of the earth that were as yet unexplored, so they symbolized these regions by dragons, monsters and large fish. The message was clear. Uncharted territories were frightening, fearsome places.
Terrors lay buried there.
We have marched off the map. With help, that's how. With the help of an old and trusted friend. The friend to whom I refer is the Shepherd Psalm, Psalm 23. Generations have memorized it, in Sunday School or at the knee of parents or grandparents.