tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post3776981500293037233..comments2024-03-28T16:38:25.884-07:00Comments on Celebrate the Psalms: Psalm for Sunday, May 11, 2014Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-5770087403026290202014-05-07T18:32:04.943-07:002014-05-07T18:32:04.943-07:00Psalm 23, repeated often, it can help turn around ...Psalm 23, repeated often, it can help turn around negative thinking and assist a person with fears.<br /><br />"The Lord is my shepherd." This proclaims that God is like our shepherd. That is, He helps us to find food, water, work, love, friends and all that we need. He also protects us from evil. He also gently or firmly prods us when we step out of line and deviate from the way of living set down in the Bible as being correct.<br /><br />I will have everything I need if I allow God to be my shepherd. I may not have everything the ego wants, but I will be cared for, loved, and provided for very well, indeed. <br /><br />"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." For many people undergoing the journey of healing and retracing, it tells us that yes, you may need to walk in difficult territory in your life. However, you need not fear, for the Lord is with you. One often needs to move back into issues and health conditions that need correcting, healing and perhaps reframing or a different understanding. Anyone who has done it knows this to be the case. (a very good example, my friends L and A).<br /><br />The power of this Psalm may be due in part to the fact that millions of people have used it over the past three or four thousands years. However, it is also a very profound statement of the process that human beings often go through as they heal at deep levels. <br />Rudy Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-80844556088850052122014-05-07T17:17:04.132-07:002014-05-07T17:17:04.132-07:00Maybe the young think they can handle everything o...Maybe the young think they can handle everything on their own, but we older people know that we want the shoulder of an older, wiser person, and I’ll take the Good Lord as my friend, benefactor, and counselor any time.Timnoreply@blogger.com