On Those Difficult Days…

Do you have a special book of the Bible that you turn to when life seems difficult? Each book holds its own special stories, its wonderful images, words we need to hear again and again. Many days I like to sit in the Psalms, reading the words that at first glance might seem like polite and polished poetry, but as we dig deeper, we realize these are prayers of people just like us.

There is no “insider” language when coming to the Lord in prayer. In the Psalms we read the utterance of praise, of anger, of lament. Our savior prayed these prayers that we read in the Psalms, and they are still rele...