The Psalms

The Creation account tells us that the very breath in our lungs is a gift from the Creator (Genesis 2:7). Thus, as the community of God we recognize that gift by declaring the Glory of our Creator through the Psalms. The Psalter has long been called “the Prayer Book” of the Church. The prayers, poetry, and hymns found in the book of Psalms cover the spectrum of human emotion. When the Church commits itself to working through the Psalter it commits itself to making space for every human experience.

It is in praying and hearing the Psalms that we are reminded that “the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever” (Psalm 117:1-2).