Paths of righteousness

Paths of righteousness traverse the dales of death,
Christ our shepherd there amidst the wilderness.
Fixed on Him, our selves, in spite of our distress,
He meets our every need, supplies our every breath.

Inspired by Psalm 23 and the link below

Contradiction

As words from meanings wander, loosed from definition,
Silence turns to thunder without a contradiction,

Hirelings

Hirelings abound
Soliciting a choice.
Sheep judge by the sound,
Obey their master’s voice.

John 10:12 – “But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.”