Psalm for Sunday, March 22, 2020

Reflections 

 

Psalm 23:  1-3, 3-4, 5, 6  (Read)

“You anoint my head with oil.” 

 

Just as David was anointed by Samuel,

so too we are chosen by the Lord to be 

His servants and to do His work. 

Our own family members may scoff at this, 

and we may think we are least likely to succeed 

as a servant of God.  But the Lord anoints ordinary

people to do extraordinary things. The weak 

are chosen to shame the strong. 

Where does the power come from to do the 

Lord's work?  Like David, we are anointed 

with oil by the Lord, and we make a covenant 

with Him.  Our trust in the Lord is rewarded.

We must do as David did and open our hearts 

to receive the Holy Spirit.  St Paul says it another 

way in this Sunday's second reading – 

“Awake O' sleeper, and Christ will give you light.” 

Sunday's Gospel shows us that Jesus came to cure

our spiritual blindness. We lack nothing when we 

trust in the Lord. We fear nothing, even when our 

lives are at a low point spiritually or physically.

Our eyes are opened by our trust in the Lord; 

we are led out of the dark valley of sin,

where we did fruitless things in secret.

Our response, as the psalmist says, is to let 

the Lord lead us, to listen to Him, and to take 

courage from Him. God sends his Son to save us 

and His Spirit to live within us. “Surely goodness 

and mercy will follow us all the days of our life, 

and we shall dwell in the house 

of the Lord forever.”

Amen

Discussion Questions for Reflection

1.  Our psalmist says that the Lord guides us in right paths for His name's sake.   

Do you feel chosen to do God's will?  If so, how are you overcoming any obstacles 

to make it happen?

2.  The Psalm's verses affirm, 'The Lord is at my side, with His rod and His staff 

that give me courage.'  Are you empowered to serve God and live out the Gospel?  

Give an example.