The 23rd Psalm
(with Confessions from a Computer User)

The Lord Is my Shepherd, I Shall Not Want.

But Lord, I do want. I want a Pentium processor, with a 233 Mhz Chip,
CD ROM, and 17 inch screen. I want a better job with more pay and a
nicer boss. I want a spouse that understands me, kids that listen to
me and a friend that I can talk to. Lord, I do want....

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadth me beside still
waters.  He restoreth my soul.

Well, that sounds nice, but who has time to lie around in a field
somewhere. Surely there are other ways to restore my soul. Perhaps I
could download this restoreth stuff from the internet. At 24,000 BPS,
You could restore me in no time.

He leads me in the paths of righteousness, For His name's sake.

Now I think I understand. I can be Restored by editing my Config.sys
to set up my path to look into the righteousness subdirectory. Then
I can execute the download...

Yea, Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

Hold on right there. Seems like Your map is a little off. How can
the paths of righteousness, lead me into the valley of death? The
restoring part sounded pretty good but this shadow of death stuff
isn't exactly what I had bargained for...

I shall fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff,
they comfort me.

But I do fear evil. I fear my health might fail, I might lose my job.
If I keep working the hours I've been lately, I might lose my wife. I
guess You're right, with fears like these, I must already be in the
valley of the shadow. Perhaps some of the comfort I need could be
found by those still waters after all. God, You know how stubborn I
am. If its necessary, use that rod and staff, to point me in the
right direction.

In the presence of mine enemies, Thou preparest a table before me.
Thou hast anointed my head with oil. My cup overflows.

Wow, overflows? Really? When You restore, You must really do it
right.  And even in the presence of my enemies, boy that will make
them jealous...

Oh, sorry, I guess they need some of this comfort too. Perhaps that's
where some of my overflow needs to flow to. (And by the way, my hair
is already a little too oily, so go easy on that part if You would.)

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen.

Lord, I do want. And I do fear. And I don't like mine enemies. And
I'm scared of the valley of death. But my prayer is that You would
replace all these with the knowledge that Your goodness, and Your
mercy, and Your grace, are with me forever. And starting even now, I
can live in Your presence forever. Thanks, and Amen.

Contributed by Ellis Bush (All Rights Reserved)
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