The story is told of a world-famous orator who visited a small country church. When asked to say a few words, the orator arose and quoted the 23rd Psalm. His diction was perfect and his eloquence fully displayed. The little congregation rose to its feet and gave him a standing ovation. Never before had they heard the famous Psalm so fluently and flawlessly recited.

After the world-renowned rhetorician returned to his seat, the church's old country pastor rose to the pulpit and proceeded to quote the 23rd Psalm himself. However, his diction was anything but perfect and his eloquence sorely lacking. Yet, when he had finished, with the lone exception of the famous orator, there was not a dry eye in the house.

The orator rose in protest, asking why the congregation, which had obviously been profoundly impacted by their pastor's imperfect quoting of the Shepherd's Psalm, merely applauded his perfect reciting of it. "What was the reason for the different responses to the different recitations," the famous speaker quizzically queired. In response to the question, a church member rose to his feet and answered, "The difference is that you know the psalm, but our pastor knows the Shepherd." It's knowing the Shepherd that makes all of the difference! Do you know Him?