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The eighth psalm reminds me of a delicious sandwich. But it's a very different kind of food—one not prepared in the kitchen by human hands, but instead inspired by the Spirit of the living God as spiritual food to satisfy the deepest longings of the human soul. Today's Verse Vital reflects on Psalm 8:9—the majestic name of the Lord in all the earth.

While raising polite kids is important, the real task of parenting is to help them fix their eyes on Jesus — the fountain and source of all things good, the chief end of our gratitude. But the attitude of gratitude does not come naturally to humans. In a world full of selfishness, it is an attitude that desperately needs to be modelled, learnt, and practised. Today's reflection on Psalm 107:1 directs us back to the One who gives us every good reason to be a thankful people.

When I think I am teaching my children (often from a place of weakness), God is actually teaching me, helping me. I am sure I have learned so much more from being a parent than my children have learned from me. Today's guest writer tells us about the worth of our weakness.

In the summer of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte launched an invasion of Russia with a huge army numbering 600,000 soldiers. Fresh from military successes across Europe, Bonaparte proudly marched forward—his fearsome reputation going before him. Napoleon's unchecked hubris was soon to be shattered. But what was his undoing?

The Bible is filled with stories of people who hit rock bottom. It never presents a rose-tinted picture of human struggles. Instead, it paints a truthful and vivid picture of mankind's deepest flaws and struggles. In fact, the Bible's greatest heroes are shown as ordinary people often carrying deep emotional pain and plenty of flaws—often caused by their own folly and sinful actions; at other times completely outside of their control.