Saturday, March 14, 2015

Shepherd of My Soul - A Different Kind of Love




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This song was sung at our wedding 26 years ago; until recently, it was my first time hearing this song.

A wedding ceremony is celebratory yet solemn, so we stood there and listened to the words of the song - hearing it but not paying it too much mind as we were focused on being married.

I don't know why this song was selected as it doesn't seem to follow all the romantic notions of a wedding; on top of it all it was sung by the Young People's Choir (today they would be called the Youth Choir.) But I did appreciate the lyrics of the song.

For whatever reason, for the first time in 26 years I woke up singing this song.

Shepherd of my soul I give You full control
Wherever You may lead I will follow
I have made the choice to listen for Your voice
Wherever You may lead I will go
Shepherd of my soul I give You full control
Wherever You may lead I will follow
I have made the choice to listen for Your voice
Wherever You may lead I will go
Be it in a quiet pasture or by a gentle breeze
The shepherd of my soul is by my side
Should I face a mighty mountain or a valley dark and deep
The shepherd of my soul will be my guide

















As I thought of these words I realized that the Shepherd of our soul has been our guide and we have allowed Him to guide. Through thick and thin, through ups and downs He is one of the few constants in our lives. Because of this constant, there are other constants - our love for each other has only grown; it has never disappeared. Our feelings may have changed over time but what binds us together is as sure as the day we took our vows. To others looking on this may look atypical as we are not huggy huggy lovey dovey type. We struggled with pet names for a long time, and these days our hands intertwine when we pray. Yet when we go through the times that inevitably we all go through - we don't think of leaving each other. We know we can ride it out and it won't always be this way. We know we have a Shepherd of our soul that guides us and we know we love each other.

So on that day many years ago, though I had never heard this song I imagine the Youth Choir was celebrating our love by requesting that we always let the Shepherd be our guide. Thank you.

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Psalm 23:1 NLT
May the Shepherd be your guide in all the relationships of your life.

Have you ever heard this song? Is there a particular song that helps you in your relationships?






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