The Lord is…
my mechanic
my plastic surgeon
my yoga instructor
my president
my lover
I shall not want?
He maketh me to lie down…
in a house with three screaming kids
on a stage in front of thousands
on a dirt floor in Peru
in front of a desk full of paperwork
in a life that wasn’t planned
He leadeth me …
to the sauna at the gym where I can sweat
to the closet with door locked where I can think
to the hiking path in the park where I can pray
to the brand new deck where I can sit and drink sweet tea
to the empty house where I can sit on the couch and play video games
He restoreth my soul: he…
puts me in my place
shows me how I look to everybody else
tells me that I was the one who was right
brings my blood pressure down
finally sends me a check
Yea, though I walk through…
unemployment
an oil spill
cancer treatment
AA
the Nashville flood
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me…
…Thou preparest…
my awesomeness
my 401K
my foreclosure
my arrogance
my iPhone 4G
before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my…
beer
diet coke
debt
closet full of fashionable clothes
infinity pool
runneth over.
Surely…
my cigarettes and coffee
my friends and family
my health and prosperity
my church and pastor
my pretty face and white smile