BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Many people know Rabbi Harold Kushner for his 1981 book WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Recently, Rabbi Kushner wrote a meditation on the 23rd Psalm called THE LORD IS MY ...
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The 23rd Psalm has led us in the paths of comfort all the days of our lives. But sometimes we have trouble hearing the things that are closest to us. Psalm 23 was a cherished hymn for the Hebrews. So ...
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want " Before the first verse of the 23rd Psalm has rolled off my tongue, my mind has wandered off in search of the green pastures and still waters like a wayward ...
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” -- King James Version (KJV) Q: I agree with you about changing “want” to “lack” in the 23rd Psalm. I have a large Bible which is too heavy to hold but I ...
As we continue to read and study the 23rd Psalm, we begin where we left off last week. The Psalmist David writes, “Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger because you are with me ...
Well, it has taken nine weeks to travel through the 23rd Psalms. We have only scratched the surface of all that is housed in this wonderful passage of scripture, but it has been a joy for me to look ...
When we boys were little, we used to go to Mother’s room Sunday evenings, on our way upstairs to bed, and sit in a circle around her, while she told us a story from the Bible or talked to us about how ...