the 23rd psalm, the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. he makes me to lie down in green pastures. he leads me beside the still waters. he restores my soul. he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name s sake even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i fear no evil. for thou art with me, thou rod and thy staff may comfort me. thou prepares a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you a point my head and my cup runs over. surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all of the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever. amen. john, chapter 14.
[ applause ] those are the members of the new hope mass choir along with the new jersey mass choir performing who s song was that? grateful . that s a beautiful song. we ve been told that oprah winfrey and gayle king have arrived inside the church as our coverage of the special day, remarkable day. it s interesting because outside today is such a beautiful, beautiful day. it is. it looks so joyful inside the church but you have to imagine for everyone there their hearts are breaking. 48 years old is so young. well, broken hearts do not undermine the capacity to praise god. we live in this dynamic of not having what we want, but needing to be grateful for what we have. and all of us are grateful for the great joy of having known and had whitney houston in our presence. that s what this celebration is about. and you can tell that from all the tweets that are pouring in now to the #whitney houston. people are feeling really uplifting by