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==Selah: Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing==
 
==Selah: Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing==
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A good shepherd was looking after his sheep by the side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver gets out--he's a young man dressed in an Armani suit, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Apple watch, Patent leather shoes, designer shirt, with a Versace tie. He says to the shepherd 'If I can guess how many sheep you have, can I keep one?' The shepherd looks at the large flock of sheep and says 'Okay'.
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The young man takes a few snapshots with his cell phone, uploads them to a NASA website, scans the field using satellite technology, opens a database in the cloud linked to 60 Excel tables, filled with logarithms and pivot tables, then downloads a 150 page report to his iPad. He studies the reports and says to the shepherd 'You have 1,586 sheep'.
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The shepherd replies, 'That's correct. You can have the pick of my flock.' The young man packs away all his equipment, looks at the flock, chooses one and puts it into the back of the Porsche. Right as he is about to leave, the Shepherd says, 'Wait! If I can guess what your profession is will you return the animal to me?' The young man thinks for a minute and says 'Okay'.
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The shepherd says 'You are a Management Consultant'. The young man says 'Correct, how did you know?' The Shepherd replied, 'Simple. You came here without being invited, you charged me a fee for something I already knew, and you don't understand a thing about my business. - Now, can I have my dog back, please?'

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Psalm 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
2  He makes me lie down in green pastures;
  he leads me beside still waters;
3  he restores my soul.
  He leads me in right paths
   for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
   I fear no evil;
  for you are with me;
   your rod and your staff—
   they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
   in the presence of my enemies;
  you anoint my head with oil;
   my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
   all the days of my life,
  and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
   my whole life long.

Selah: Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing

A good shepherd was looking after his sheep by the side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver gets out--he's a young man dressed in an Armani suit, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Apple watch, Patent leather shoes, designer shirt, with a Versace tie. He says to the shepherd 'If I can guess how many sheep you have, can I keep one?' The shepherd looks at the large flock of sheep and says 'Okay'.

The young man takes a few snapshots with his cell phone, uploads them to a NASA website, scans the field using satellite technology, opens a database in the cloud linked to 60 Excel tables, filled with logarithms and pivot tables, then downloads a 150 page report to his iPad. He studies the reports and says to the shepherd 'You have 1,586 sheep'.

The shepherd replies, 'That's correct. You can have the pick of my flock.' The young man packs away all his equipment, looks at the flock, chooses one and puts it into the back of the Porsche. Right as he is about to leave, the Shepherd says, 'Wait! If I can guess what your profession is will you return the animal to me?' The young man thinks for a minute and says 'Okay'.

The shepherd says 'You are a Management Consultant'. The young man says 'Correct, how did you know?' The Shepherd replied, 'Simple. You came here without being invited, you charged me a fee for something I already knew, and you don't understand a thing about my business. - Now, can I have my dog back, please?'

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