Dr. John Bergsma explains why the church has always treated the 150 Psalms as a training ground for prayer, with David as a kind of spiritual sensei walking believers through fear, anger, joy and every circumstance of life. He unpacks the five books of the Psalter and points to his own Psalm Basics for Catholics for anyone starting out.

Chapters
0:00 The Psalms as the training ground for prayer
1:54 David as our spiritual sensei
2:32 The Psalms reflect every human emotion
3:43 The Psalms give permission for raw honesty with God
5:39 The five books of the Psalter
7:11 Praying a psalm a day with Psalm Basics for Catholics

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7tAJ34iN0s

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Hosted by: David Hahn
Guest speaker: Dr. John Bergsma
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