We often forget parts of the story.

God.

We need your rest. Give us your peace.

Amen.

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My friend Bill said Sunday night that we always read the 23rd Psalm, but that we don’t pay attention to the 22nd or the 24th. I think it came from a sermon he’d heard. I smiled and nodded and racked my brain to remember what those other two psalms are.

I think the point of the three psalms, at least for the preacher, was that together they tell a story. We know about the shepherd, we are grateful for the promise of rest a...