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nov 15 2006

Ti 3:1-7 Beloved: Remind them to be under the control of magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be open to every good enterprise. They are to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, exercising all graciousness toward everyone. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared, not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

Ps 23:1b-3a, 3bc-4, 5, 6
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; Beside restful waters he leads me;he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side With your rod and your staff that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
You spread the table before mein the sight of my foes; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Lk 17:11-19 As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply,“Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

The Lord is my salvation, my shepherd, my everything. The Lord is my source of healing and life. The Lord has cleansed and healed me and I am eternally grateful. All that I am is in the Lord, with the Lord and from the Lord. I am an instrument of the Lord and without the Lord I am nothing. I am thankful every day for my faith and that I live in the House of the Lord. Every day is a blessing.

I like a multitude of Christians have a great love of the psalm for today. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He leadeth me beside still waters. I find a tremendous sense of love and comfort in this psalm as if I am being warmed and wrapped in an enormous blanket of love and protection that is with me at all times from God. There is a peace and joy in faith that is beyond words that gives me strength and renewal in each day. I thank the Lord this morning for the gift of faith and the sense of the peace and loving presence of the Lord that greets me every day. There truly is no other thing that I desire in my life but to continue to walk with the Lord in my daily life and every path and way that I choose.