Knowing It Ends with Surely Goodness and Mercy October 22, 2014 Kate Layzer Painting by Rick Stevens “PSALMThe only psalm I had memorized was the 23rdand now I find myself searching for the orderof the phrases knowing it ends with surelygoodness and mercy will follow meall the days of my life and I will dwellin the house of the Lord forever only I rememberseeing a new translation from the original Hebrewand forever wasn’t forever but a long timewhich is different from forever althougheven a long time today would begood enough for me even a minute enteringthe House would be good enough for me,even a hand on the door or dropping today’snewspaper on the stoop or looking in the windowsthat are reflecting this morning’s clouds in first light.” — Stuart Kestenbaum