Exploring My Strange Bible

Psalms - The Language of Prayer Part 1: Praying Through Our Fears

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Oct 23, 2017
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INSIGHT

Psalms Teach Balanced Emotional Prayer

  • The Psalms teach us a balanced way to express emotions in prayer by neither denying nor being overwhelmed by them.
  • They invite us to process emotions reflectively before God for deeper understanding and healing.
ANECDOTE

Birth as First Fear Experience

  • Tim Maki shares the experience of his unborn son preparing to enter a challenging new world outside the womb.
  • This illustrates fear as the primal emotional response to the unknown in every human life.
INSIGHT

Fear as a Primal Human Emotion

  • Fear is the most primal human emotion, triggered by unknown and dangerous life changes.
  • This primal fear recurs at birth and can be revisited throughout life in crises and anxieties.
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