In Good Company, At Least

I'm hardly the first person to bring this message. And my expression of it is a far cry from the most elegant:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

(Of course, the use of the word "enemies" there doesn't exactly resonate with my "we don't have to kill each other anymore" conclusion. But I'm going to allow that the possibility of the universality of abundance may have been a lot less obvious 2,500 or 3,000 years ago. Universality is easier to imagine in a world in which the interconnectedness of all people has never been more obvious or more concrete.)

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