[Note: I received this in an email. The author is unknown to me. I thought it worth sharing.]
I am your shepherd. You will never have need of anything that I want for you. If you will trust me, and really allow me to be the shepherd of your life, I will give to you such peace of mind that it will be like being in the cool green grass of a spring meadow; and as you learn to deepen your love and trust, a quietness will come over your soul, like a serene, calm lake.
It will be a time of great refreshment to your inner man, thus preparing you to do whatever tasks that I will give you to do, as it is for my honor and glory, not yours.
There will be times when, because of my great love for you, that it will be necessary for me to lead you into great darkness….darkness that will be so great that you will feel as though you are standing at the very edge of life, with death awaiting you below. But always remember, I am still your shepherd. In the darkness you may not be able to see me, but you have my eternal promise that I will never leave you or forsake you.
If you will continue to trust me, even after you have been through a time of darkness, I will again flood your heart with such peace that you could even sit down among your enemies. Your joy will be so great that it will spill over into the lives of others, and as your reward I will give to you all of the really important things of life; and when you have completed all that I have planned for you to do on earth, I want you to come up and live with me forever and ever and ever.