Why O Lord? Praying Our Sorrows【電子書籍】[ David J Cohen ]

＜p＞The book begins by exploring a number of signposts in psalms' scholarship which alert us to the value of psalms as a form of prayer. The particular focus is lament psalms, and their potential as a form of prayer for people engaging with distressing experiences in life. What follows, is a discussion of lament as a process and the areas of potential change for someone who uses these psalms for prayer. The final section of the book includes stories of several people who prayed some of these psalms over a period of time. It explores their responses and reflections in an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of praying psalms such as these. The book culminates with a chapter which invites the reader to pray some psalms of distress themselves with notes suggesting an appropriate ritual to follow and some ideas for further exploration.＜/p＞ ＜p＞'David J. Cohen's book, ＜em＞Why, O Lord?＜/em＞, provides a wonderful, comprehensive view of the psalms of lament. It is an encouragement to all Christ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る