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Teach Us to Pray: A Forty-Day Journey in the Psalms
A reflective journey through the Psalms that helps us to listen to the words of these ancient prayers and to listen to the prayer of God that rises in our hearts.
163 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2019
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May 29, 2021
I read this with my bible study over the course of a few months and it didn't do much for me... We didn't read all of psalms (and yes I know theres a lot of psalms) but probably only like 30 psalms or so and I think I expected us to read more, so that was kind of a downer.
But I think the part I struggled with the most was his questions or the way he worded his questions. Maybe it's because I'm kind of in a spiritual slump currently, but most of the questions made me feel bad about my faith or where I'm at currently. For example, he would ask questions like, "How often do you triumph over your enemy/sin?" and I'm like, "very rarely..." or he would ask, "when was the last time you gazed upon the beauty of the Lord" and I'm like, "It's been awhile...." or "How do you try to avoid the traps you typically fall into?" and I just answer with, "Generally I don't...". I think there's a difference between pointing out my sin (this book made me realize how much I do love the sinful things of this world and how often I stray from god, which is obviously a super good thing to realize in hopes of getting closer to God) and then just repeating it over and over and over again. The feelings I got after reading this book were more upsetting than grateful. I love the psalms, but I don't necessarily think this got me any closer to God or made my prayer life any different.
But I think the part I struggled with the most was his questions or the way he worded his questions. Maybe it's because I'm kind of in a spiritual slump currently, but most of the questions made me feel bad about my faith or where I'm at currently. For example, he would ask questions like, "How often do you triumph over your enemy/sin?" and I'm like, "very rarely..." or he would ask, "when was the last time you gazed upon the beauty of the Lord" and I'm like, "It's been awhile...." or "How do you try to avoid the traps you typically fall into?" and I just answer with, "Generally I don't...". I think there's a difference between pointing out my sin (this book made me realize how much I do love the sinful things of this world and how often I stray from god, which is obviously a super good thing to realize in hopes of getting closer to God) and then just repeating it over and over and over again. The feelings I got after reading this book were more upsetting than grateful. I love the psalms, but I don't necessarily think this got me any closer to God or made my prayer life any different.
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