Praying the Psalms of Jesus by JAMES W. SIRE

SEEING CHRIST IN THE PSALMS AND
THE PSALMS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST

At key moments in his life on earth, Jesus Christ, the very Son of God, turned to the Psalms for words to express his deepest throughts and emotions. It is not hard to imagine Jesus, his mind and heart saturated with the psalms as they were prayed aloud in the Temple, going off early in the morning to pray. They became his answering speech to his heavenly Father.

In these pages you will discover how the psalms that relate closely to Jesus can also become our answering speech. We will begin by immersing ourselves in several psalms which Jesus himself refers to and fulfills. And then in the second half of the book, we will immerse ourselves in psalms that Jesus would have meditated on during his time on earth, focusing on the heart and mind of Jesus as he prayed the psalms. Structural analysis of each psalm will hel us grow our ability to read the psalms. Then guided personal prayer liturgies with each chapter will help us go deeper in the experience of praying the psalms.

Through these psalms we will discover more of the human life of our Lord, and in the process we wil discover more of who we are as we come before God.

ALSO INCLUDED:
A GROUP DISCUSSION AND PRAYER
EXPERIENCE TO ACCOMPANY EACH CHAPTER.

"The country of the Psalms- its soaring mountains, cascading streams, wildflower meadows of prayers- comels exloration. jim Sire's wide-ranging intelligence, fused with his attentive spirit, makes him a welcome guide through this country, opening our eyes and ears- our hearts! to these prayers that teach us to pray."

- Eugene H. Peterson, author of A Long Obedience in the Same Direction and translator of The Message.

"At times intimate, at times pastoral, but always focused, Sire here creates a solid study of the Psalter for use in Christian devotion, be it private or corporate."

- Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours.

JAMES W. SIRE (Ph.D., University of Missouri), formerly a senior editor at InterVarsity Press, is an active speaker and writer. His other books include The Universe Next Door (a world-views textbook) and Learning to Pray Through the Psalms.