Psalms

As you may be well aware, I challenged both congregations to read through Psalms this year to take your time reading, praying over, and sitting with these particular scriptures.  Why?  Last year I encouraged people to read through the Bible in a Year, that's great, but it also can be a lot of reading, especially if you get behind, and then what happens is people then stop.  So, then I thought well what if we really sat with/studied a book for the entire year, would people do it?  It means less reading on a daily basis, and more opportunity to read, and study it, allowing the scriptures to come alive.  So, it is my hope that you have been journeying with us this year.  

Partially why I chose and like the Book of Psalms is because of the writing...there are times when the writer is lamenting, sometimes angry, sometimes happy or rejoicing, giving thanks.  It represents a wide range of emotions, all of which we have had at some point, and the realization that God can handle it and is with us through it all.  The important part is spending time with God on a daily basis!

Here is our Schedule for the year by weeks: 
2/5 Psalm 18:20-50, 19         2/12   Psalm 20-22         2/19  Psalm 23-25
2/26 Psalm 26-29                  3/5    Psalm 30-32         3/12  Psalm 33-34
3/19 Psalm 35-36                  3/26  Psalm 37-38         4/2  Psalm 39-41
4/9 Psalm 42-44                   4/16 Psalm 45-48           4/23 Psalm 49-50
4/30 Psalm 51-54                 5/7 Psalm 55-58             5/14 Psalm 59-63
5/21 Psalm 64-67                5/28 Psalm 68-69            6/4 Psalm 70-72
6/11 Psalm 73-75                6/18 Psalm 76-78:1-20   6/25 Psalm 78:21-72
7/2 Psalm 79-81                  7/9 Psalm 82-85             7/16 Psalm 86-89:1-18
7/23 Psalm 89:19-52, 90     7/30 Psalm 91-94            8/6 Psalm 95-99
8/13 Psalm 100-102            8/20 Psalm 103-104        8/27 Psalm 105
9/3 Psalm 106                     9/10 Psalm 107               9/17 Psalm 108-110
9/24 Psalm 111-114            10/1 Psalm 115-116         10/8 Psalm 117-118
10/15 Psalm 119:1-48          10/22 Psalm 119:49-88   10/29 Psalm 119:89-128
11/5 Psalm 119:129-176     11/12 Psalm 120-123       11/19: Psalm 124-128
11/26 Psalm 129-133           12/3 Psalm 134-137       12/10 Psalm 138-141
12/17 142-145                     12/24 Psalm 146-150