Thank goodness one of Evelyn’s relatives posted on Evelyn's Facebook page a lovely
photo along with the sad news that she had progressed to
glory. Grief once again fell over me like a cloak, and I know her passing left
those whom she had touched with this same sadness. I shared the news that
day with another of her writing/spiritual sisters at our weekly meeting. We both
said that one of our first thoughts was of this psalm revision that Evelyn had
volunteered to read at our spiritual writing retreat. I can see and hear her now
and want to pass it along.
THE 23rd PSALM FOR ME NOW
Evelyn Hale
The Lord guides me past
my wants to my needs.
The Lord wants me to
rest in good places;
The Lord wants me to
have the advantage of peace and joy;
Even the dark valley
of illness and recovery becomes a
familiar place
because God is already there;
Comfort is mine for
the asking.
The Lord prepares for
my arrival and the enemies of
forgetfulness and
weariness cannot take away the blessing.
The Lord soothes my
aching body and surely blessings spill out all over.
The Lord provides
goodness and mercy
everyday of my life
in sickness or in health.
As I have in the
past, I will continue to live in God’s house.
The Lord provides my
shelter and all is well with my spirit.
It is well with my
soul.
June 11, 2007
Published in TAPESTRY
THREADS Weaving Our Sacred Stories
Dorothy Logan Sallee
and Friends
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