“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”

Psalm 23:2 invites us to picture a shepherd guiding his sheep to a lush meadow, where the grass invites the animal to lie down. In that image, the Divine Shepherd does not command frantic activity but offers a place of nourishment and peace. The green pasture becomes a metaphor for the soul's need for rest, a space where the clamor of daily demands fades and the heart can simply be.

The verse then speaks of still waters, a basin untouched by wind or current. Such water reflects the sky and the surrounding world with uncanny clarity. When the Shepherd leads us beside these quiet depths, He invites us to drink not only of sustenance but also of contemplation, to see ourselves mirrored in the calm surface and to recognize the presence that steadies our spirit. In the hush of green pastures and still waters, we are reminded that true nourishment comes from a quiet trust in the One who guides.