Yesterday was Good Shepherd Sunday and I made sure to fit this version of the 23rd psalm in as a communion meditation hymn. It is my favorite version of Psalm 23.
"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "— Rodney Stark
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