Chris preached at Harrah Community Church for four weeks in January on Psalm 23 while Pastor Jim took a break. It was really great as he spent a lot of time explaining what shepherding sheep was really like.

I realized that so much of what I believed about sheep came from romanticized paintings of lily white lambs frolicking in pastoral meadows. Sheep are not particularly bright animals, not particularly white and not particularly sweet. They have very few options as far as self defense goes. Sheep need a shepherd.

One of the members of the congregation even invited us to a sheep farm to see first hand what we learned. When it was all over, I thought it might be good to write my own Twenty-third Psalm.

Psalm 23

Jesus loves me.
That’s enough.
He gives me what I need.
He gives me peace.
He leads me through the life he made for me, for His glory

Even when it seems hopeless,
I won’t give up,
because you are with me.
I trust you especially in hard times.

You love me in front of those that hate me
You show everyone that I belong to you.
Your generosity knows no limit.

I can be certain that everything will work together for my good
and I will be your child forever.

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