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Some original music I wrote to Psalm 23^
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I hold fond memories of this arrangement.
When I was first writing it, I got the privilege of playing it with accompaniment from the best pianist I know for a recording. A year or so later, I played it for someone who is now a very close friend, tucked away in my room—she remarked on how beautiful an act of submission it was to sing God's own word, which brought a new lens to it for me. Some time later, I found myself with a guitar at a gathering held by another to whom I was once very close, and remember fondly—as I played the Psalm, in a night that had been fun and hectic and all sorts of things, I found myself lifted out of the space, and into a warm and quiet place: rooted in my faith and less alone in my solitary little pocket world than I had felt in the room I was sitting in (and I mean this as no disrespect toward the gathering, it was one of the best groups I have been blessed to be a part of—I just tend to be a little ambiently lonely). The song was well received in each case, and has kept me company on many a quiet; cozy evening at home as well, and so, I will share with you here a poor recording of my poor performance of a work from God's own song book, set to an arrangement he was gracious enough to bless me with.
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There are few things I have found to bring such peace, security, and comfort as singing scripture—I pray hearing it brings you the same~ ✨
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
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3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
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6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever taken in Psalm 23 by @m.b.justice

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I know this wasn't meant as worship music, but I think it does a better job of expressing my relationship with God than a good portion of the music that was actually made to do so

"You're what I need, I think that scares me
So, I'm waiting in the mudroom"

I keep finding myself falling back into old vices: into comfortable temptations

I pray for strength, and sometimes the call is quieted, but even when it is, still I follow it

Part of the reason, I think, that I keep myself immersed in their darkness, is a desire to hold on to the darkness within myself

Because, if I hold onto that darkness, then I'm not expected to be anything more than I am right now

It becomes a sort of excuse, for my sloth and my irrisponsibility

I see God's goodness, I feel Christ's love, and I feel the spirit inviting me in

But I know that if I follow: if I let the chains of my vices be broken, then I will be expected to stand up, to leave the familiar comfort of my cell, and to step out onto the path God has laid out for me

I'm scared to be delivered, because that deliverance will thrust upon me all the responsibilities God has prescribed to me

I will no longer have the excuse of being held down by my vices, and will need to take the steps I have been putting off for so long, to walk toward God's calling for me

That fear, I think, has kept me in the mudroom.

God, please give me the faith to shed my coat, and take off my shoes...

To go inside, and leave the mudroom

Amen by @m.b.justice

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