Week 4

Good Morning....most of you who read this blog know my father-in-law passed away on Thursday, January 22nd. Thursdays and Fridays are my blog posting days. Obviously, my energies were directed elsewhere. So this week's postings about the scriptures are a little different.

The Psalms....
We are reading Psalm 22-28. May I advise you to read them slowly and more than once. This week as you read the Psalms, please slow down. Let the words linger in your mind. Read them out loud. Pray them. Maybe you print these out and have them by your bed and read them before you sleep. Linger with these passages.

Some ideas for you....

1. Psalm 23. Put your name through out the Psalm. For me it would read like this: "The Lord is Jana's shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes Jana lie down in green pastures, he leads Jana beside quiet waters...." You get the idea.

2. Pick one of these Psalms and write your own response to it. For example:

Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation---whom shall
I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be
afraid?"

My response: Thank you Lord. Grant me the ability to walk in your light, to live in your strength, not my own. May I live this verse.

Do this for the entire Psalm. I have found when I do this - enter into conversation - what I learn about my faith and my God is enlightening. Try it.