“You, Lord, are my shepherd. I will never be in need. You let me rest in fields of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water, and you refresh my life.” (Psalms 23: 1-3, Contemporary English Version)

We can learn to trust. We can let go of the feelings of control or lack of it and allow ourselves to rest. We can receive with willingness the beautiful images that are presented in this verse and accept what they are describing just for us, today.

We are never in need. Our Shepherd is God, the Creator and Provider, the One Who never fails to be with us, for us, loving us without measure. This means we can lay down on that green grass—in a place of fresh promise, of plush newness, of comfort. We can gently go forth toward the streams of life and find them peaceful, easy to approach, and full of new refreshment and energy.

God lets us rest. We are not required to be in charge, to constantly produce and prove and personally show ourselves worthy. The Shepherd doesn’t need this. We are already His beloved ones, and He is showing us, each moment, when we are humbly obedient.

So, for the lamb, life is not a burden. It is a joyful release of fear and responsibility for a grateful trust in a life that is guided, safe, cherished, and full of new opportunities to feast as well as frolic!

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