by rogerjsimpson | Nov 13, 2022 | Meditation
This phrase from Psalm 23 is so serene and peaceful that it evokes Heavenly Paradise, a place of rest from all our labors here on Earth. Prior to this restful bliss, one assumes that the sheep have been fed the nourishing word of God as found in the scriptures. The...
by rogerjsimpson | Nov 5, 2022 | Meditation
Some of the most tender scriptures about the Lord refer to him as a Shepherd. Not in the sense of Ezekiel’s neglectful and ravenous false shepherds, but in the sense of the kindest of sheepherders. Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life...
by rogerjsimpson | Nov 5, 2022 | Meditation
HASHEM is the respectful way to mention God or Yahweh in everyday speech in Modern Hebrew. It literally means “The Name”. Of the 6000 times Yahweh is spelled out in the Hebrew Bible, it is read as Adonai when reading the Bible out loud, showing respect for God’s holy...
by rogerjsimpson | Oct 2, 2022 | Meditation
Nothing escapes God’s attention, not even a bird falling to the ground.[i] He is ever mindful of us, His children so beloved by Him but so wandering. All we like sheep have gone astray, each to his or her own way.[ii] We live in a fallen world, so dangerous, yet so...
by rogerjsimpson | Sep 25, 2022 | Meditation
We often hear of the “joy of the saints”. But what is it? In whom or what shall our joy be focused? How do we obtain it and keep it in our hearts? The Angel announced Christ’s birth to the lowly shepherds watching the temple sheep saying: “And the angel said unto...
