Summer in the Psalms (July 2023)

The Book of Psalms is an amazing collection of songs, prayers and poetry that are intended to be read slowly from beginning to end. After the temple was destroyed by the Babylonians sending the Israelites into Exile the Psalms became a beautiful way of retelling the story of God’s Kingdom back to them in poetry. (Garden, torah/teaching, sin, promised Messiah, and Kingdom of God) 

The Psalms are a “prayer book for exiles” waiting on God for deliverance and for Him to fulfill his covenant promises. It teaches us how to pray and to process doubt, fear, failure, sin and the complexities of life. The Psalms really give us language for our lament and our praises, as well as our doubts and fears… 

Jesus refers to the Psalms often and teaches us to pray using them as our guide.