In today's passage, from Psalms 22, we read the very words Jesus quoted from the cross..."My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?" I believe Jesus quoted the Psalms as much as any Old Testament Book. The Psalms do express the deepest of emotions. A feeling of being forsaken is perhaps the deepest emotion felt toward others. In my conversation with people, about the Psalms, I find two camps. Some love the Psalms and others find reading them difficult. It is helpful to know the Psalms were hymns and prayers. The Psalms are also redundant and often used intensification to reinforce a point to "take away." I find myself loving the short and crisp Psalms and struggling with the long ones. Any thoughts on how you like reading the Psalms?
In today's Genesis account, Joseph and his brothers continue to go back and forth about the youngest brother.
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