The Lord Is My Shepherd: A Breath Prayer (Psalm 23:1) | Evening Meditations

Settle in. Wherever you are right now, you can keep your eyes open. You don't need a quiet room to pray. Take one slow breath in, and let it out. Tonight's breath prayer is the first line of the most famous Psalm. Psalm 23, verse 1, "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing." A shepherd doesn't just give directions. He stays with the sheep. He knows each one by name. Here's the prayer. As you breathe in, pray, "The Lord is my shepherd." As you breathe out, pray, "I lack nothing." If I lack nothing, it's hard to say when you're missing so much. You're not alone. The Psalm says it anyway, and you can say it as a prayer of trust, not a report on your day. It's OK if it feels like a stretch tonight. Let's do it together. Breathe in, "The Lord is my shepherd." Breathe out, "I lack nothing." In, "The Lord is my shepherd." Out, "I lack nothing." In, "The Lord is my shepherd." Out, "I lack nothing." Once more, in, "The Lord is my shepherd." Out, "I lack nothing." Keep going on your own. I'll be quiet.

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