Praying with the Psalms Quotes

“I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections

“The focused meditation and prayer is an opening into a large interior. Step briskly through the entrance, and then take your time. Settle into the spacious interior. Make yourself at home in the psalm. Once inside there is so much more to listen to, so much more to say. The brevity of the daily entries is not offered as a quick and convenient way to pay off a social obligation (to God).”
― Eugene H. Peterson, Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections

“Nevertheless” is one of the most important words in Scripture, for it miraculously joins human sin with God’s salvation.”
― Eugene H. Peterson, Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections