We have been studying the 23rd Psalm together and there have really been only two characters in the Psalm—the shepherd and the sheep. But now a third party has been added—enemies. Do you ever feel surrounded by enemies? Do you ever feel like you are all alone; that all the world is against you and you can’t count on anybody? Do you ever feel just totally alone and that nobody cares anything about you?
You may have heard the old story about Tonto and the Lone Ranger who were riding out in the desert, and they came over a hill and all of a sudden they were surrounded by 2,000 Indians. The Lone Ranger looked at Tonto and said, “What are we going to do, Tonto?” To which Tonto replied, “What do you mean, we, Pale Face?”
Do you ever feel a sense of emptiness? I believe emptiness reverberates t…