Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 23 - Another Walk with Whitaker

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 23, "Another Walk with Whitaker", Page 40.
By Dave Egner, Our Daily Bread Writer



Psalm 23
PHOTO: Psalm 23
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.


Another Walk with Whitaker
My dog Whitaker and I like to take early morning walks through the woods. He runs ahead while I amble (stroll) along, meditating or praying. I know where we're going, he's not sure. I stay on the trail and he trots ahead - sniffing, investigating, and taking occasional forays (charges) into the forest to chase real or imagined chipmunks.

Though Whit is ahead, I'm leading. Every so often he checks to see where I am. If I turned back toward home or gone on to another trail, I hear his pounding feet and panting breath as he races to catch up with me. If I hide behind some bush, he runs to the last place he saw me and tracks me down. Then we walk the trail together again.

It's like that with God's leading. He knows the way because He prepared the way. But sometimes we may not see Him - so we do our best to go where He wants by following the guidance of His Word. Other times it may seem as if He is hidden from us. His pace may not be as fast as we would like, or we wish He would slow down.

Just as Whitaker keeps looking back at me, we need to look to God and His Word at every juncture we come to. We must rely on the direction of His Spirit.

That's what I thought about today while I was walking with Whitaker.
- Dave Egner
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Psalm 23
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.
Another Walk with Whitaker
My dog Whitaker and I like to take early morning walks through the woods. He runs ahead while I amble (stroll) along, meditating or praying. I know where we're going, he's not sure. I stay on the trail and he trots ahead - sniffing, investigating, and taking occasional forays (charges) into the forest to chase real or imagined chipmunks.


My dog Whitaker and I like to take early morning walks through the woods.
PHOTO: My dog Whitaker and I like to take early morning walks through the woods. He runs ahead while I amble (stroll) along, meditating or praying. I know where we're going, he's not sure. I stay on the trail and he trots ahead - sniffing, investigating, and taking occasional forays (charges) into the forest to chase real or imagined chipmunks.
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Though Whit is ahead, I'm leading. Every so often he checks to see where I am. If I turned back toward home or gone on to another trail, I hear his pounding feet and panting breath as he races to catch up with me. If I hide behind some bush, he runs to the last place he saw me and tracks me down. Then we walk the trail together again.


Though Whit is ahead, I'm leading.
PHOTO: Though Whit is ahead, I'm leading. Every so often he checks to see where I am. If I turned back toward home or gone on to another trail, I hear his pounding feet and panting breath as he races to catch up with me. If I hide behind some bush, he runs to the last place he saw me and tracks me down. Then we walk the trail together again.
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It's like that with God's leading. He knows the way because He prepared the way. But sometimes we may not see Him - so we do our best to go where He wants by following the guidance of His Word. Other times it may seem as if He is hidden from us. His pace may not be as fast as we would like, or we wish He would slow down.


It's like that with God's leading.
PHOTO: It's like that with God's leading. He knows the way because He prepared the way. But sometimes we may not see Him - so we do our best to go where He wants by following the guidance of His Word. Other times it may seem as if He is hidden from us. His pace may not be as fast as we would like, or we wish He would slow down.
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Just as Whitaker keeps looking back at me, we need to look to God and His Word at every juncture we come to. We must rely on the direction of His Spirit.


That's what I thought about today while I was walking with Whitaker.
PHOTO: That's what I thought about today while I was walking with Whitaker.
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we look to God and His Word at every juncture we come to. May we rely on the direction of His Spirit.

God is leading. He knows the way because He prepared the way. But sometimes we may not see Him - so we need to do our best to go where He wants by following the guidance of His Word. Other times it may seem as if He is hidden from us. His pace may not be as fast as we would like, or we wish He would slow down.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 23, "Another Walk with Whitaker", Page 40.

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