A Psalm of Love - an adaptation of the psalm of the shepherd

The reading on Sunday April 29th, was an adaptation of the psalm of the shepherd, one which has, for generations and generations, offered solace, guidance, and strength to those whose lives are rimmed with mountains of sorrow and fear. It is part of the Christian lectionary and was read before millions of our sisters and brothers in a great Sunday morning wave that sweot around the globe. We, too, are part of that wave and share an adaptation of the psalm, its essence distilled and offered here.

Watch Gretta's reflection on the Psalm.  The text of the reading is reproduced below.

A Psalm of Love - an adaptation of the psalm of the shepherd

With love as my guide, I shall not want.

It makes of my days a green pasture;
it leads me to ponder still waters;
it restores my soul.

Love offers me paths that bloom with its truths.

Even though I walk through the darkest valleys,
I fear no ill;
for love is with me;
its presence and strength -- they comfort me.
Love lays a table before me
that I might invite and serve my enemies;
it calms the anxiety of my mind
       with the sweet oil of the heart;
my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy shall flow from me
       all the days of my life,
if I but build each one

with the words of love

my whole life long.

Offered as wisdom for the journey