Praying The Psalms

Led by Alex Exum (Charles Simeon Fellow)

            The Psalter has been referred to as the “Prayer Book of Israel” in that each psalm is a prayer to God under different circumstances and for different reasons.  This class will introduce participants to the practice of praying the psalms as part of their personal prayer life.  The class will operate as a group Bible study with each session focused on a particular psalm.  Each psalm will provide a model for a kind of prayer, including a prayer of dependance, a prayer of trust, a prayer of distress, a prayer of gratitude, a prayer of grief, and a prayer of hope. The resource book for this class is Praying the Psalms by Juanita Ryan (available in St. Peter’s Bookstore).  Note: this class will conclude on July 19.