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A spinning top winds down!

We all have times when our days just seem to spin out of control.  It is not an easy thing for many of us - we just don't like to have control in the hands of anyone else!  Whenever control shifts, we feel "out of control" - anxiety creeps in, frustration mingles with our anxious thoughts, until we end up on the edge of wanting to just scream, "Give me back the reigns, fool!"  Okay, if this has never described your day, don't read on!  If it has...maybe you'd benefit.   1-3   God , my shepherd! I don't need a thing.  You have bedded me down in lush meadows,  you find me quiet pools to drink from.   True to your word,  you let me catch my breath  and send me in the right direction. (Psalm 23:1-3 The Message) Most of us associate the 23rd Psalm with funerals - it is the one most commonly read at the graveside.  So, why am I directing our attention to a psalm about "death" today?  Well, read it again - the very ...