Psalm 23, A Story

After completing my postings on Psalm 23 I came across a story that seems to be the perfect way to sum it all up. I’d like to pass that story along to you on today’s posting.

At a social function, an aged minister asked an actor who was in attendance to recite something from memory. The actor, thinking to please the minister, decided to recite the Twenty-third Psalm. With perfect diction, elocution and in delicate shades of tone, he repeated the Psalm in a manner that caused the audience to reveal their enthusiastic praise and applause.

Afterward, the actor, in order to honor the minister, asked if he would recite something for them. The minister could not think of anything and decided, if it was okay with everyone present, to repeat the Twenty-third Psalm. Quietly, prayerfully, he slowly began to speak out the Psalm as it came to mind. At its end, those in attendance sat hushed and in holy awe. Taking the preacher’s hand in his, the actor spoke out what was in the heart of all who were present, “You and I both know the Psalm, but it is clear to us all, that you are the one who knows the Shepherd.”

Comments

[Miriam]

This is so beautiful, Roy. I love it so much.