Shepherded | I Will Dwell In in the House of the Lord Forever - Psalm 23 - Clint Leavitt

What if the restlessness we feel deep in our souls is not a problem to be solved but a signpost pointing us toward something greater? We spend our final Sunday exploring Psalm 23 by focusing on its final verse and considering one of the most universal human experiences: homesickness. Drawing on everything from 20th-century psychiatry to German philosophy to C.S. Lewis, we discover that our longing for a place where we truly belong is not a sign of weakness or dysfunction. It is actually evidence that such a place exists. The closing declaration of Psalm 23, that we will dwell in the house of the Lord, is unpacked in its full richness, revealing that the Hebrew language intentionally holds together two truths at once: the home of God is something we can begin to experience right now, in the ordinary and concrete realities of daily life, and it is also something that will last forever, outlasting every fireplace that burns out and every table that eventually empties. For anyone who has ever felt that this world is not quite what they were made for, this message offers not an escape from that feeling but a destination for it.