The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside...
wait a second...
did He say
GREEN?
Sometimes, it seems
I am surrounded by nothin' but
plain jane beige...
Sometimes,
it's more like
stereo surround brown...
What about my green pasture?
When everything appears lifeless around...
and I'm venturing off into
the land of pity...
where laundry mates and multiplies like rabbits...
a place where my Cinderella slippers can not recognize the swollen feet that once were sweetly scented and petite.
a place where Mick Jagger melodically reminds me that
I can't always get what I want.
If I just get alone and seek HIM...
He never fails to lead me beside
His still and quiet waters
to restore my soul.
He always seems to use these
mucky brown moments...
to guide me back onto
a path of humility and righteousness.
This is the path
where He reveals His name
so simply...
so beautifully...
so patiently.
Although this path sometimes looks like
there is nothing to eat
to survive and thrive ...
He is with me
to guide
to comfort
and
to provide...
ALL
of my needs...
It is here...
where He reveals just how many colors make up
the color brown.
It is here...
where He shows me that
My cup overflows.
It is here...
where I finally recognize that
He has been feeding me
all this time.
It is here...
where my grass just got
greener...
It is here...
where the flesh gives birth to the Lamb...
a new creature in Christ...
over and over and over again!
Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me
all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I 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 have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows
Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me
all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
