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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Are you feeling worn out, burnt out or in a dark place
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My name is James and I'm a priest in the Church of England. In the Bible we read a very famous psalm, a psalm of David, Psalm 23 and it starts like this
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want He makes me lie down in green pastures
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He leads me beside still waters he restores my soul he leads me in the right path for his namesake even though i walk through the
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darkest valley i fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your staff they comfort me
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it starts the lord is my shepherd your rod and your staff they comfort me what is that about
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well i once met a shepherd who had a shepherd's crook just like this and i thought shepherds use
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their crook to prod the sheep or to hook the sheep but he told me that's not really what they do
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he said I very rarely do that what I normally do is this I plant a crook in the ground and I rest on
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it and by me resting and staying in one place the sheep stay near to me they feel safe they feel
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protected. They feel known. I think this Bible verse, this psalm is offering us an insight into
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what God is for us. God is our protector. God is our shepherd. He restores us. He helps us to lie
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down and rest. He leads us in quiet places. And if you are going through the darkest valley
