Psalm 23:3b "...He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." In just the verse previous it says, "He leadeth me beside the still waters." Well, again, God is leading us...but in this case He leads us in the paths of righteousness. What does that mean? Well, first of all, I believe I've heard it said on more than one occasion, "A good definition for 'righteousness' is Right with God-ness ." In other words, righteousness is a right standing before God . We cannot have a right standing before God without having confessed to God that we are a sinner, and in need of Christ's finished work on the cross. That is really a whole new subject...but it is, in fact, where it all begins. If you do not know Christ as your personal Saviour, please reference "salvation" in my postings. There are many, many references that will be a help to you. This posting is primarily for Christians, and the remind...