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First person: ‘Pondering Psalm 23 in a very different way’

  • May 18, 2026
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First person: ‘Pondering Psalm 23 in a very different way’

I don’t know about anybody else but retirement has been hard for me.

I had served in church positions for more than 50 years, yet here I was. Sickness crept in, and then the circumstances of life came crashing down until I found myself in the hospital — never doubting my relationship with Jesus Christ just no longer seemingly trusting Him for the everyday parts of life.

Then one day I found myself pondering the 23rd Psalm in a very different way.

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First person: ‘He restores my soul’ — even in retirement

 

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