You open it to find personal letters to your great grandfather from his children--letters asking him difficult questions, commenting on his importance in history, asking his advice, begging for his help, and gratefully acknowledging his love and faithfulness.
If you wanted to learn more about this family patriarch, you'd study these letters.
For the same reason, we study the Psalms--letters, songs and poems written to One far greater than a righteous relative. Divinely inspired, they give us a look into our Heavenly Father’s heart through the eyes of his children who pleased Him, disappointed Him, suffered for Him, shared His glory, and asked Him difficult questions about life.
"I sought the Lord and He answered me..." Psalm 34:4
Reading some of the Psalms each day is a good practice. Just read the number corresponding to the day's date and add 30. For example, If the date were June 1, you'd read Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, and 121. By the end of the month, you've read the whole book of Psalms!© copyright Gail Burton Purath, 2011
Hi, Gail. Your story of finding the letters in the attic reminds me of when my parents found my grandfather's love letters to my grandmother, of which she kept from 1919-1922. There were over 150 letters! How precious personal letters are to us....and the Psalms are personally written for us to read! I have read through the Psalms before, but I may read through them again soon. They are so lovely!!
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So true Gail. I too have found and do find great comfort in the psalms.
ReplyDeleteI love letters! And I cherish the Psalms. I'd love to hear David sing them. I hope he has his harp in heaven!
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