Peace — still water at dusk under a quiet sky

The Lord is my shepherdPsalm 23:1-6Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does the shepherd do for the sheep in each line of this psalm?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Which is harder for you to believe right now — that he provides, or that he is with you in the dark valley?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Which worry will you leave with the Shepherd so you can truly rest one evening this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who feels alone in a dark valley whom you could walk beside this week?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Lord, you are my shepherd; I lack nothing. Make me lie down in green pastures and restore my tired soul.