The Work of God: A Prayer Book of the Psalms in accordance with the Rule of St. Benedict

by Thomas McKenzie

The psalms offer a depth of prayer life that won't be found anywhere else. In them you'll find every human emotion: joy and contentedness, sadness and anger, mourning and hatred. You'll encounter a God who accepts us in the midst of all our emotion, and yet is not changed by us. He is always trustworthy, always faithful, and always loving even when we experience life as false, manipulative, and merciless. This is a prayer book of psalms, arranged according to the Rule of St. Benedict. It offers nothing fancy, nothing exciting, nothing new and shiny. Rather, you'll simply find the Word of God set out by St. Benedict 1500 years ago. Pray the psalms with monks and nuns around the world, and find peace in the old way.

234 pages, Paperback

Published May 8, 2018

About the author

Thomas McKenzie lives in Nashville with his amazing wife and two terrific daughters. He was born and raised near Amarillo, Texas. His Bachelor's degree is from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Master's Degree in Divinity is from Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Thomas is a priest of the Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. He's the founding pastor of Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, Tennessee. He's an oblate of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, New Mexico.