In an old Peanuts cartoon, Lucy is down in the dumps & says to Linus, "My life is a drag. I've never been so low in all my life."

Linus, the deep thinker and theologian of the comic strip tries to cheer her up by saying "When you're in a mood like this you should think of the things you have to be thankful for, count your blessings."

Lucy replies, "That's a good one, What do I have to be thankful for?"

"Well for one thing," Linus says, "you have a brother who loves you!"

Lucy responds, "Sometimes, you say the right things." (1)

Sometimes we just need to hear the right thing don't we? A kind or encouraging word. A bit of praise for a job well done or difficult task accomplished. I think the 23rd Psalm is one of the passages that says "the right thing." And sometimes just when we need i…