Why My Mother's Little Chair Reminds Me of Psalm 23

As a child in Sunday school, my mother sat in a little wooden chair and memorized the 23rd Psalm. 

Fifty years later, when my mother's church ordered new chairs, she bought one of the old ones for me. 

When I see that little chair in my living room, I imagine my momma as a small child sitting there, wide-eyed and filled with childlike faith saying, "The Lord is my Shepherd."

The twenty-third Psalm transmits God's:
♥ gentleness
♥ patient care
♥ guidance
♥ constant presence

Many well-known paintings depict Christ as our Shepherd holding a small lamb comfortably on His shoulders. 

I’ve been on those shoulders.

On those shoulders:
♥ “I have everything I need.”
♥  He gives me rest and peace.
♥ “He renews my strength.”
♥ “He guides me in paths that bring honor to His Name.”

When I see that little chair in my living room, I remember my momma who “shepherded me” when I was a child. I miss her, but I rejoice that she no longer merely speaks about her Shepherd—she now sees Him face-to-face.

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