Love the line from page 98, "They (psalms) also help us reflect on various aspects of life, constructing tracks on which our thoughts can run to God." (italics mine) That word picture made one of the major purposes of the psalms very clear to me. They direct my mind toward God. I also pictured a wooded path, overarched with trees.
The challenge I have with the Psalms is twofold. First, the sheer number of Psalms makes it a challenge for me to know which one to read. Do I start at the beginning and read in a linear manner even though they are not recorded as a sequential story? Do I randomly pick one each day? Thoughts?
The second challenge takes refers back to the wooded path analogy. While I appreciate the "tracks" analogy the author uses, a train on a set of tracks seldom jumps those tracks. I wish my thought train would stay on track better. I am more of a wooded path meditator. While the path may be clearly marked by the psalms, my mind wanders down secondary paths far too often. Keeping my mind focused on books like the Book of Psalms is tough for me. It is easier for me to focus on the story-telling sections/books in the Bible. (Yeah, I know that difficult does not excuse giving up.)
The chart on page 100 of Read the Bible for Life will be helpful when I read through the Book of Psalms.
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