Psalms: a prayer book

Kelly, we are reading the first 30 Psalms, starting today.

The page and a half intro in The Message explains that "Most Christians for most of the Christian centuries have learned to pray by praying the Psalms."

Here are some other thoughts:
"'Help' and 'Thanks!' are our most basic prayers."
"Prayer is elemental, not advanced, language."
"It is the means by which we get everything in our lives out in the open before God."

My hope is that prayer becomes more natural to the members of Faith, simply because we do it more, out loud. Tonight, please pray for Cindy Blake. Her father, Bob, died this afternoon.

Given this news, I was humbled by the 2nd to last line in Psalm 1, "God charts the road you take."

Bob had 88 great years. We celebrate his life this week. The 18 of us at Calumet this past week were drawn closer into God's presence. Here are some song lyrics for you to enjoy:

Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Jesus, I will never let you go
You’ve taken me from the miry clay
You've set my feet upon the Rock, and now I know

I love you, I need you,
Though my world may fall, I’ll never let you go
My Savior, my closest friend,
I will worship you until the very end