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The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want. |
| Psalm 23:1 |
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Addressing the Lord in prayer
implies a radical act of confidence,
the awareness of entrusting oneself to God
Who is good.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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My sheep hear my voice,
and I know them, and they follow me. |
| Jesus; John 10:27 |
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A flock belonging to a man feels secure
in the care of its human shepherd;
how much safer shall we feel when our shepherd is God.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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| We are God's people, the sheep of his flock. |
| Psalm 100:3 |
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Even in the midst of this life of tears and tribulations,
what happiness, what great joy it is to realize
that we are God’s flock.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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| The Lord is my shepherd. |
| Psalm 23:1,2 |
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Lord, purify my mind and heart.
Lead me to pastures, Lord, and graze with me there.
Let your good spirit guide me.
Whatever I do, let it be in accordance with your will,
now, and until the end.
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St. John Damascene, 8th century
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| I myself will look after and tend my sheep. |
| Ezekiel 34:11 |
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God personally looks after me, after us, after all mankind.
I am not abandoned,
adrift in the universe and in a society
which leaves me ever more lost and bewildered.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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| He leads me in right paths for his name's sake. |
| cf Psalm 23:3 |
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I don't feel in no ways tired,
I come too far from where I started from.
nobody told me that the road would be easy.
I don't believe He brought me this far to leave me.
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American Negro Spiritual
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Rejoice with me,
for I have found the sheep that was lost.
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| Luke 15:6 |
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Christ came into the world to look for the lost sheep.
He sought us on earth; let us seek him in heaven.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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Even when I walk through a dark valley,
I fear no harm for you are at my side. |
| Psalm 23:4 |
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We must pray to the Lord
to accompany us day after day to the very end,
even if our way must pass through dark valleys.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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