Tweet “The Good Shepherd” May God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Amen. This is a pure guess, but two of the most loved Bible verses are the following: the first is from the Gospel of John 3:16, which is “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life”. And the other one was written by King David almost 3,000 years ago called Psalm 23 that begins by saying, “The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will feel no evil for you are with me.” This is beautiful English and it almost sounds like a poem, but for me this King James English is difficult to understand. So every time I have difficulty understanding the Old English Version, I read the translation through either the Bible called– Today’s Revised Standard Version Bible or The Good News Bible. The following is Psalm 23 by the Good News Bible or another name for this Bible is The Good News for Modern Men. Close your eyes and Listen. “The Lord is my Shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads…
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