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Praying the Psalms: Growing Emotionally Closer to God and Those You Love is unavailable, but you can change that!

Praying the Psalms Will Draw You Closer to God ...and to the People in Your Life Your emotions are powerful. They can enrich your life and strengthen your relationships—especially with God. The writers of the Psalms knew this and were honest with God about whatever they were experiencing—love, anger, worship, loneliness, fear—and many other emotions. As they did this, they found joy in spite of...

second person) can easily be adapted into first. In this final step we pray through the Psalm, consciously pausing and alighting on the emotional words, asking God, “Which part of this Psalm do you want me to pray through today?” There is no need to spend equal amounts of time on every verse. In time, as we pray through all 150 Psalms over and over again, there will be ample opportunity to emphasize different verses. The point is to find, each day, something emotionally significant to discuss with