Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Verbs of God for the People of God (ponderings on Psalm 23)


Our verbs are often
so weak, O God.
Lower case and weak 
and wayward ...
bleating and
baa’ing and
wandering 
as we are
so apt to do.

But oh, how precious
to us are the verbs
of our Shepherd!
Upper case and strong
and loving! 
LEADS,
RESTORES, 
GUIDES,
COMFORTS,
PREPARES,
ANOINTS!

Yes, how precious to us
are your verbs, O God.
How sweet it is
to hear the voice 
of our Shepherd.
How beautiful it is,
this perfect melody
of our own psalm,
so lovingly composed
by you.

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