Youths!
As a follow-up to our Sunday school lesson, spend a brief amount of time each day (perhaps at the beginning or end) picking up a Bible and turning to Psalms. Pick one psalm, randomly if you like, and read it as a prayer to God. Sit in silence for a minute or two afterwards or pray more on your own as you feel led.
Do your reading in a place away from distractions of the phone, TV or other people so you can focus on the words and talking to God. Try to note when you did this each day so you can report back to us next week.
If you feel uncomfortable about doing this completely randomly, here are some psalms you can use: Psalm 23, Psalm 25, Psalm 46, Psalm 139, or Psalms 145 - 150. Click on these links and you can read each of them on your phone or device.
Here are a few ideas for how to do the readings:
As a follow-up to our Sunday school lesson, spend a brief amount of time each day (perhaps at the beginning or end) picking up a Bible and turning to Psalms. Pick one psalm, randomly if you like, and read it as a prayer to God. Sit in silence for a minute or two afterwards or pray more on your own as you feel led.
Do your reading in a place away from distractions of the phone, TV or other people so you can focus on the words and talking to God. Try to note when you did this each day so you can report back to us next week.
If you feel uncomfortable about doing this completely randomly, here are some psalms you can use: Psalm 23, Psalm 25, Psalm 46, Psalm 139, or Psalms 145 - 150. Click on these links and you can read each of them on your phone or device.
Here are a few ideas for how to do the readings:
- For some of the longer psalms like 25, 139 and 145, you could go through the chapter over a series of days, reading a different group of verses each day. For example, with Psalm 25 read 1-3 one day, 4-5 the next day and 6-7, 8-10, 11-15, 16-18, and 19-21 on subsequent days.
- Psalms 145 - 150 are all psalms of praise, some shorter and some longer. You could read one of them each day.
- Read any combination of these or other psalms in full or in part, choosing one each day.
Embrace this opportunity to share a small amount of your time with God. Just focus on the words of the psalms if you feel uncertain in your prayers.
