Dear Friends
The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he
leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for His
name sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me: your rod and your
staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies. You anoint my
head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all
the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
The 23rd
Psalm contains a number of images/pictures which communicate to us about God
travelling the journey of life with us. Green pastures, quiet waters, paths of
righteousness, a prepared table, goodness, love, days of a life and a dwelling
place.
Yet the Psalm also
recognises the realities of life, not always easy and aspects of our life which
are far from perfect. Green pastures and still waters sound good, and for many,
we are in a period of breaks and holiday, be that time away or Holiday at Home.
I pray for the Lord’s blessing for those who are looking forward to such
days.
However, the Lord’s
call to all of us is to draw aside and rest, in body, mind and spirit through
all our days; all our joys, sorrows and routines. That all of us will know the
Lord’s blessing. To worship the Lord, read a book, have a drink with a friend
or go for a walk in the park. We all
need times to stop, think and reflect, regardless of who we are.
Even in the darkest
valley, when our physical life is drawing to its conclusion and our work is
done, we will still need to know moments of rest and refreshment; someone to
pray with us, hold our hand or help us to experience the touch of the sun’s
heat on our skin.
How are we finding
our rest and refreshment and helping others to find theirs?
Every blessing
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