Tomorrow, Sunday, we will look at the theme of the Good Shepherd. King David wrote Psalm 23 and it is included in the Psalm reading from the Old Testament tomorrow. The Psalm has been held up and memorized by many as an image that can be grasped when thinking about God, his leading and guidance, his presence through the valley of the shadow of death, and the reward where a banquet is prepared. David believed goodness and love would follow him all the days of his life as he dwelt in the house of the Lord.
Our Gospel reading from John centers on Jesus’ claim that he is the Good Shepherd. We will ponder the reality of the presence of a resurrected Jesus that was confirmed in the presence of how we experience our relationship with Jesus today, our ability to have voice with him and the power we receive power in tough times.
As you listen to the song by Marty Hagen based on Psalm 23 and read the psalm, may you be blessed.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;[a]
3 he restores my soul.[b]
He leads me in right paths[c]
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[d]
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff—
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.
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