Psalm 23 is a prayer of confidence and inner strength. Only a person touched by the Holy Spirit could enumerate what this Holy writer has done . The psalmist has expressed his union with God in the verse " The Lord is my shepherd I have everything i need". ps.23.1 In such an ecstatic union with God there is little space for fear and anxiety. When God fills our life, goodness and holiness overflows "My cup overflows. I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my days" psalm 23.6. There is no fear in the people of God. God even wipes away tears from the faces of the people who invest with God and fill their lives with God. " because the lamb who is in the center of the throne, will be their shepherd,and he will guide them to springs of life-giving water. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes" Rev.7.17. Prophet Isaiah,filled with the Spirit of God, has declared to the people that those who are led by God will be unharmed even by deserts or the forces of nature. "They will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat wil! l not hurt them for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water" Is.49.10. Indeed Isaiah had mentioned, God preparing the banquet "the Lord will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world" is.28.6. Anyone who puts on the armor of God need not be afraid even of death because if we have God "The sovereign Lord will destroy death forever. He will wipe away the tears from everyone's eyes and take away the disgrace the people have suffered. The Lord has spoken" Is.28.8 This day is another gift from our God. God's love fills our life and we will be able to proclaim with the psalmist, with the Holy Men and Women of the Lord "you prepare a banquet for me,you welcome me as an honored guest and your house will be my home as long as I live" psalm 23.5-6 Togetherness with God is the reward of being Spirit filled. God is an attraction and from God no one could escape. Once God sets His eyes on us, once we set our eyes on God, there is no turning back from that. This attraction is felt by all people,most especially by the people who stay away from God. Once they come and refresh themselves in the pool of life-giving water, sinners are transformed into living saints. This is another day which our dear God has prepared for you and me. This day indeed is a banquet my God has set before me to savor the sweetness of the Lord. Once we dip into the cup of God's goodness, we will never be afraid. Then God will take over. God will fill our life with sweetness. It is possible that we woke up with bitterness. We carry heavy burdens . To us who carry heavy burdens, God is the rest and peace. Only in God we will find rest. "whoever loves me ..my Father and I will love him and will come to live with him" John 14.23. The good God who awaits our return and conversion, prepares the way for the same. My God loves me more than I love my God. My God loves me with a love I cannot return. Jesus,God made man who walked on the face pf the earth spoke with s sinful woman and prepared the way for her conversion . Jesus spoke with her "If you only knew what God gives and who it is that asking you for a drink, you will would ask him, and he would give you life-giving water" John 4.10. The Samaritan woman who lived her life as she wanted and as comfort! able was for her, was Spirit filled , the moment God spoke with her. Jesus spoke with her and changed her. Only with God, it is possible to change our habits and attitudes. When we believe in the almighty God, we will never be afraid to love and to express our love to one another as many of our missionaries has done, as our parents have done are doing. I would say we will be able to live and make our little homes into little Heavens on this earth if we love God. Fear and anxiety will have no place in our lives as God reigns us. God Bless youFr Thomas Mathew
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