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Psalm 23
" The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want"- the crowd listened very attentivly. And then, at the conclusion of the Psalm, the crowd would rise and in thunderous applause in appreciation of the actor's incredible ability to bring the Psalm to life. Yes, this actor was very good.
But this one night before the actor was to offer his customary recital of Psalm 23, a young man from the audience spoke up." Sir do you mind if tonight I could recite Psalm 23?"
The actor just stood there and was quite taken back by this unusual request.
He told the young man to come forward and stand in the center of the stage to recite the Psalm. The actor knowing that the ability of this unskilled youth would be no match for his own talent.
With a soft voice, the young man began to recite the words of the Psalm.
When he was finished, there was no applause. There was no standing ovation as on other nights. All that could be heard was the sound of weeping. The audience had been so moved by the young man's reciation that every eye was filled with tears.
The actor was so amazed at what he heard, he said to the young man,"I don't understand. I have been performing Psalm 23 for years. I have a life time of experience and training, but I have never been able to move an audience as you have tonight. Tell me, what is your secret?"
The young man humbly replied, " Well sir, you know the Psalm, but I know the shepherd. Doc
" The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want"- the crowd listened very attentivly. And then, at the conclusion of the Psalm, the crowd would rise and in thunderous applause in appreciation of the actor's incredible ability to bring the Psalm to life. Yes, this actor was very good.
But this one night before the actor was to offer his customary recital of Psalm 23, a young man from the audience spoke up." Sir do you mind if tonight I could recite Psalm 23?"
The actor just stood there and was quite taken back by this unusual request.
He told the young man to come forward and stand in the center of the stage to recite the Psalm. The actor knowing that the ability of this unskilled youth would be no match for his own talent.
With a soft voice, the young man began to recite the words of the Psalm.
When he was finished, there was no applause. There was no standing ovation as on other nights. All that could be heard was the sound of weeping. The audience had been so moved by the young man's reciation that every eye was filled with tears.
The actor was so amazed at what he heard, he said to the young man,"I don't understand. I have been performing Psalm 23 for years. I have a life time of experience and training, but I have never been able to move an audience as you have tonight. Tell me, what is your secret?"
The young man humbly replied, " Well sir, you know the Psalm, but I know the shepherd. Doc
Praise the Lord. Very moving.
