Read Psalms 40-42
I invite you to read all three
psalms back-to-back-to-back. As you slowly read aloud each verse, letting the
words sing and settle into your mind, heart, soul, and life ~ what
emotions do you feel? What
thoughts are evoked? What is your
response to all three together? Was
there a verse in one that stuck and stood out?
Was there a verse that you struck you as odd or felt like it stomped on
your toes? Did you find yourself zoning
out as you read all three, especially if you have been engaging the psalms in
another way?
You may want to try this
practice again later today, reading all three back-to-back-to-back to see if
you have new thoughts a second time through or find a different verse sticking
out. As we go through the coming days
and weeks, it is good to vary how we are engaging the Psalms so this prayer
practice doesn’t become some going through the motions way of prayer, but keep
finding ways to let these words of the Hebrew hymnal meet you where you are
at. Amen.
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