Article June 9, 1962 Issue

The Ever-present Shepherd

[The following Christian Science program of the above title was presented on Sunday, June 3, over the Columbia Broadcasting System "Church of the Air." The speaker was Carl J. Welz.]

How would you like to be free of want—to feel at rest with all needs supplied, with no turmoil, no discord; to feel alive, anticipating each moment in absolute confidence that good alone will come to pass; to walk without fear, even in the face of death; never to feel alone, never in doubt, never uncertain of a single step; to know that you will be cared for even when things seem blackest; to have so much joy that it overflows; to have nothing but good every day of your life; and to have a magnificent house to live in forever?

Is this the dream of an impractical idealist? No. These promises were written by a man who suffered many hardships, who won many victories, a wise man who knew enough to trust God. The man was King David. The promises are found in the twenty-third Psalm: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."

God is our Shepherd. He cares for each of us perfectly. We dwell in Him always. Then where does all the trouble come from? Why the diseases, the uncertainties, the tensions, the disasters? How would a sheep get into trouble? Simply by ignoring the shepherd. And how do we get out of trouble? By acknowledging the Shepherd and accepting our status as His sheep.

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