Many of us find it difficult to pray. It feels weird and awkward and hard. We hear of prayer warriors who connect deeply with God, yet we feel hollow. We need to learn to pray.
Psalm 23 gives us a vision for a praying life. It is a warm expression of love and trust. Many of us find it difficult to relate to because one of the key problems in our world is cynicism, the feeling that behind every promise is an ulterior motive - that deep down, everyone is out for themselves. Trusting someone makes us vulnerable, trusting God makes us existentially vulnerable.
And yet, the cynical life leads us to be cold, hard and lonely. In Psalm 23 we are taught to trust God with our whole hearts.
