The Path of Peace: Reflections on Psalm 23

By Norman Warren

For centuries, Psalm 23 has brought peace, reassurance and hope to countless people. This book explores the shepherd psalm afresh. Is there an answer to anxiety, loneliness and fear? And can we know the shepherd for ourselves? By best-selling author Norman Warren, this helpful and attractive book brings a message of hope and new life to the reader of today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Release date: Oct 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9780745957463

Norman Warren

Norman Warren is a retired Anglican Archdeacon and author. Ordained in the Church of England in 1960, he was Archdeacon and Canon of Rochester from 1989 until his retirement in 2000. A gifted musician and a prolific writer and composer of hymn tunes and texts, songs, anthems, musical plays and instrumental pieces, mainly for the organ. More than a hundred of his hymn tunes are published world-wide. Among his many paperbacks on the Christian life is the world's best-selling evangelistic booklet 'Journey into Life' with worldwide sales of 30 million.

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Introduction

You may be living on your own at home. You may be in a retirement home or in hospital. Whatever your circumstances, Psalm 23 has a special message for you.

It has meant so much to countless people for literally thousands of years.

No other part of the Bible is better known and loved.

Its message of hope and love is as fresh as ever.

Let us look at it again and see perhaps in a new way how it can help us today and bring us closer to the Shepherd himself.

The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall lack nothing.

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 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 mercy will follow me all the days of my life,

and I will