Article May 25, 1968 ISSUE

"The Lord is my shepherd"

MAX DUNAWAY

"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."  Ps. 23:1, 2; For centuries mankind have derived comfort and healing from the twenty-third Psalm, for it speaks to them of God's loving provision and care.

To students of Christian Science, it has taken on even greater meaning because Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has given the spiritual, or incorporeal, sense of the word "Lord" in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. She writes: "[Divine love ] is my shepherd; I shall not want. [Love ] maketh me to lie down in green pastures: [love ] leadeth me beside the still waters." Science and Health, p. 578;

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