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Book about praying the Psalms with teens
Compiled by Don Richter,
associate director of the Valparaiso Project
| In the Psalter you learn about yourself. You find depicted in it all the movements of your soul, all its changes, its ups and downs, its failures and recoveries. ~ St. Athanasius |
| All That We Are: An Arts and Worship Workbook Aimee Wallis Buchanan, Bill Buchanan, and Jodi B. Martin (Bridge Resources, 2002). Creative ideas for using drama, liturgical movement, music, and visual arts to embody scripture—including the psalms—in public worship. |
| Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 5 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (author); James H. Burtness (author); Geffrey B. Kelly (editor); Daniel W. Bloesch (translator) (Augsburg Fortress, 1995). In this theological interpretation of the Psalms, Bonhoeffer describes the moods of an individual's relationship with God. |
| Psalms of Lament Ann Weems (Westminster John Knox Press, 1995). Fifty original psalms written following the 1982 death of her son Todd on his 21st birthday. |
| Psalter for Christian Worship Michael Morgan (Witherspoon Press, 1999). Morgan, organist at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, paraphrased in metrical verse all 150 biblical psalms to be read as devotional poetry or sung to popular hymn tunes. |
| Spirituality of the Psalms Walter Brueggemann (Augsburg Fortress, 2002). This abridged version of The Message of the Psalms (1984) presents the movement from a settled orientation into a season of disorientation followed by the divine gift of reorientation. |
| Turn My Heart: A Sacred Journey from Brokenness to Healing Marty Haugen and Susan Briehl (GIA, 2003). This beautiful devotional guide, with companion music CD, includes four simple prayer services for small gatherings: a prayer of lament, a prayer for healing, a prayer of consolation, and a prayer of commendation. |
| Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens Dorothy C. Bass and Don C. Richter, eds. (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2002). See chapters on "Creation," "Creativity," and "Grieving." |
| Way to Live Leader's Guide: Ideas for Growing in Christian Practices with Teens Dorothy C. Bass and Don C. Richter, eds. (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2002). Each chapter includes a suggestion for a psalm to pray as you explore a particular practice. |