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Babette's Feast: The Shepherd's Table of Grace - Lutheran (Psalm 23)

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The villagers receive a feast they didn't earn—green pastures and still waters of grace served to those who'd been spiritually starving. Lutheran theology sees Psalm 23 as pure gift: "The LORD is my shepherd"—we don't make Him our shepherd; He claims us. "I shall not want"—not because we've earned provision but because He provides freely. "You prepare a table"—the Lord's Supper, gift given. Babette's feast was Psalm 23 enacted: unearned grace lavishly spread. Receive the Shepherd; receive His table; receive His goodness.

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Psalm 23

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