Pleading, cursing, praising conversing with God through the Psalms

Nowell maintains that the psalms teach us to tell our story, to cry out our pain, and to give praise to God. They also teach us to listen to the voice of God, the voice of Christ, the voices of the people around us, and the voice of all creation. This book includes questions and exercises for person...

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Main Author: Nowell, Irene, 1940-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, Ã2013.
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Summary:Nowell maintains that the psalms teach us to tell our story, to cry out our pain, and to give praise to God. They also teach us to listen to the voice of God, the voice of Christ, the voices of the people around us, and the voice of all creation. This book includes questions and exercises for personal reflection, brief prayers for praying along the way, and suggestions for composing one's own psalm-prayers.
Physical Description:x, 94 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-94).
ISBN:9780814635179 (paperback)
0814635172 (paperback)
9780814635421 (e-book)
0814635423 (e-book)
Author Notes:Irene Nowell, OSB, is a member of the Benedictine community of Mount Saint Scholastics in Atchison, Kansas. She served on the translation team of the revised Old Testament of the New American Bible and the Committee on illuminations and Texts for The Saint John's Bible. Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association. She is the author of Numbers (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary) and Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary.