Psalm 23
There is an old story about Psalm 23 (though we can't say if it is true) and which teaches a beautiful lesson.
It goes like this:
Once there was a fund raiser in which a famous actor was the Chief Guest. He gave his speech, did a couple of performences of his famous dialogues and then invited questions. Someone in the audience asked him if he knew Psalm 23. To this he replied in the affirmative saying he had to memorise it as a child. Another person piped up and asked him to recite it.
The actor then proceeded to recite Psalm 23, in his deep baritone voice complete with facial expressions and voice modulation. Slowly, deliberately serious and with actions.
When he finished there was thunderous applause and a standing ovation.
After the applause died down, someone spied an old priest sitting in the corner. He raised a call for the priest to recite Psalm 23 as well, a call which caught on till the the entire hall was echoing with that demand.
The priest slowly got up, so slowly one could probably have heard his bones. He walked upto the stage, took the mike and, in a weak, cracked voice which promised to fail any time and with a teary expression proceeded to recite the Psalm. When he finished he got the standard polite applause.
At dinner that evening someone asked the actor what he thought of the priests recital viz a viz his own.
"Oh that's easy" said the actor. "I knew the Psalm but he knew the shepherd".
Today, we can well ask ourselves - Do we know the shepherd or just the Psalm?
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