Psalm 23

"Lord, I am so confused. My life seems like a series of accidents. I'm getting nowhere."

"I am the shepherd. You are the lamb. It's not your job to know the way, but to follow Me. Through all the twists and turns. I am leading you in paths of righteousness. You'll see when you arrive."

"But Lord, I'm falling behind financially. Who's going to pay all these bills?"

"You shall not want. Your daily cup is running over. Remember when I fed you in the presence of your enemies? And the time I annoited your head with healing oil, when you were very ill? Trust Me, one day at a time."

"But I get so weary Lord, so very tired."

"I know, and I want you to lie down in green pastures. I can restore your soul, if you will give Me a chance. But you continue to worry and work as if I were not here, and as if everything depended on you alone."

"Doesn't it?"

"Not at all. I am leading you for My name's sake, not because you are so wonderful. My name is "The Good Shepherd", and I intend to keep my good name by caring for you. It's what I do."

"But I'm getting older, Lord, sometimes I wake in the night thinking about dying."

"Even when you walk through that dark valley, I will be there with you. I've already been through death, and I know the way. When you come out on the other side, it will be to dwell with me in my house forever."

"But, I have so many regrets. Things I said and did that fill me with shame."

"Just settle down. My goodness and mercy have been following you everywhere. I am healing those old wounds and cleaning up the messes you made. Leave the past, and the future to me. Pay attention to this day... it's the only one that you have for sure."