Chapter 7 “The Psalms Give Us a Home”
“For believers the language of worship is itself a little piece of home.” [p.122]
“The Psalter is a book of powerful emotions. It suppresses nothing that moves the human heart.” [p.126] It is necessary to remind ourselves that “… the Psalter is bulging with images. Of course, they all come from the world of that time, from the authors’ surroundings.” [p.127]
“The Psalter desires justice and truth; it calls for support of the suffering and the poor.” [p.131] “In Psalm 23 … it is not just an individual who prays. The “I” … is also the “I” of Israel - and in this case the “I” of a purified Israel.” [p.134]
“… what do the Psalms mean for us? … they open up tremendous spaces toward the past and the future, spaces of wrath and of pace, of sorrow and of joy, of suffering and of consolation. They contain the whole breadth of human existence.” [pp.137-138]
“Those who pray the Psalms are sheltered by God as they travel; indeed, they have already arrived home.” [p.138]
This week pray the Psalms, either those assigned for Mass of the day or the Psalms assigned for the Liturgy of the Hours for each day and allow them to flow over you and through you. Just allow the Psalms to be with you, knowing that Jesus prayed the same Psalms.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Saint Andre Bessette intercede for us.
Saint Thomas More, plead for us.
May God Be Praised!
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