The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down
In green pastures:
He leadeth me
Beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me
In the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk
Through the valley
Of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
For Thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff
They comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
In the presence of mine enemies
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
Shall follow me
All the days of my life:
And I will dwell
In the house of the LORD
For ever.
Psalm 23
Reflections on my seven months in this beautiful land of the long white cloud...
How little I knew, when He led me here, that it would be out of the valley, and into the green pastures...
How that in a land of earthquakes and constant shaking, I would be led beside the still waters...
How He truly has used this time to restore my soul and my broken spirit...
And now my heart is so full, my cup really is running over, and I'm drinking from my saucer!
Thank you, Lord, that I can dwell with You... for ever.
Photos: sheep in green pastures, still waters and valleys of shadows in New Zealand. Thank you to Marie, for the use of her snow-capped mountain photo.
