In Good Hands [Proper 11B - Psalm 23]
The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Psalm 23 In Good Hands Christ Church, Pottersville In the bustle of this hectic age, Psalm 23 seems to slow the world down. It speaks from another time and place, one now buried under the weight of industrialization and technological sprawl. It feels utterly, and happily, detached from the persistent demands of the email inbox, the heightened expectations of school and work, from deadlines and task lists. It feels calm in a way that the world does not; simple in a way that feels lost. With the opening verses, the psalmist paints for us an idyllic picture: the soft, cool grass of the green pastures; the peaceful still of deep waters. In a sense, this psalm has come to conjure in its readers the same feelings vacationers hope to find in these mountains, in the Adirondacks. Urbanites flock here in the summers, drawn by the beautiful green and the refreshing waters, hoping to find...