Hi Prayer Team,
I am teaching a lecture on the book of Psalms on Fri (March 6th) Please pray:
- for my prep time to be productive
- that I would see and be able to share what God wants to show the students and myself through this book
- that I would understand what I need to about Hebrew poetry and have a confident grasp on the different types of Psalms, paralellism, authorship, structure etc in order to teach them effectively.
- I have to do the lecture in 1 day, (that is roughly 3 hours with two 15 minute breaks in between) so it has to be very big picture. These students are very detail oriented, and very black and white. Pray that I will be able to keep the lecture big picture, while keeping the students tracking with me. This lecture is meant to be an overview of what the psalms are, and how they are meant to be interpreted. Please pray that the students will understand this, and that God will help them to see how to interpret this type of literature, which is a bit more abstract, than they might be comfortable with.
- Pray that even with the short time spent on this book, that they would see the heart of it and indulge in its riches; its beauty; and its intimate and passionate look at an intimate and passionate God. Pray that it would be the beginning for many of them, of a love affair with the psalms; that they would see it in a light that they never have before. I want them to fall in love with this book as I have and to discover the vastness of riches that lies within it.
