Psalms 23:1-6
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will 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 anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
I make a point to memorise this psalm everytime I have RK who have to. I’ve always told myself that if a 7 year old kid can do it, so must I. So every two years or so when we come back to the stage where this psalm is taught, I rememorize it and it means heaps to me.
Nothing can be further from the truth when you witness a child recite this with playful innocence. Yesterday, as Nathan leaped about playfully and attempted to memorise the verses, I could picture how God would look after him exactly as he would with any of us as per how the verses pan out.
M.
