Psalm-ertime Adventure

 

The Psalms were the Prayer Book of ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for Psalm (tehillah: praise, song of praise) covers the vast experience of humanity. The Psalms were used in worship in the Temple, and in the local Synagogue. While 21st Century Westerners tend to view spirituality as an individual process, ancient Israel, and the Early Church knew that our experience of God was, by its nature, communal. The appeal of these ancient prayers/chants/hymns is their timelessness. While many things change, the nature of our God, and the longings of human beings, remains consistent. In this series we’ll use the metaphor of a summer trip to guide us through Book I of the Psalms.