We had family
and friends over for Thanksgiving and one of our guests asked if we could
accommodate another elderly gentleman who would be alone on the holiday. Of
course, the man was welcome to our home and to share in our table. However, I
was taken aback when I learned the name of the additional guest. While I do not
know the man socially, when I served on City Council, he was one of my
political enemies. I had to laugh at God’s sense of humor. The psalmist wrote, “The
LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down
in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores
my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You
prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head
with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow
me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever” (Psalm
23 NIV).
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