Lord Is My Shepherd : Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-Third Psalm

by Kushner, Harold S.

• ISBN13: 9780375432170
• ISBN10: 0375432175
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Random House Large Print

Summary

From the author of the best-sellingWhen Bad Things Happen to Good PeopleandLiving a Life That Mattersa new book of practical spirituality, of inspiration and encouragement gleaned from what may be the best-known and best-loved chapter in the Bible: the Twenty-third Psalm. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." So begins the psalm that, for millennia, has been a source of comfort in grief and of courage in fear. Now Harold Kushner discovers what it has to teach us about living our day-to-day lives. Each chapter discusses one line of the psalm in the context of both the time when it was written and the present day, and illuminates the life lessons contained within it. For example, Kushner shows us that the phrase "My cup runneth over" is a declaration of our gratitude for what life has given us and a rejection of the envy we may feel for what others have. And he draws on the ideas and thoughts of various spiritual figuresfrom G. K. Chesterton to Martin Buber to Paul Tillichto further expand our understanding of this great psalm and help us benefit from its everyday spiritual wisdom. From the Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

Harold S. Kushner<b> </b>is Rabbi<b> </b>Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, where he lives. This is his ninth book.

Table of Contents

First Words	p. 3
A Psalm of David	p. 5
The Lord Is My Shepherd	p. 14
I Shall Not Want	p. 28
He Makes Me to Lie Down in Green Pastures	p. 37
He Leads Me Beside the Still Waters	p. 45
He Restores My Soul	p. 57
He Guides Me in Straight Paths for His Name's Sake	p. 72
Though I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death	p. 85
I Will Fear No Evil for Thou Art with Me	p. 100
Thy Rod and Thy Staff, They Comfort Me	p. 112
Thou Preparest a Table Before Me in the Presence of Mine Enemies	p. 125
Thou Anointest My Head with Oil	p. 135
My Cup Runneth Over	p. 145
Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me All the Days of My Life	p. 156
And I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever	p. 164
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