Why We Sing the Psalms in Worship - An Ancient Formative Practice

You may have noticed that we've been singing more psalms in worship lately. The Psalms, the Bible's songbook, encompasses the full range of human emotion and helps us deal with the paradoxes of Christian life. In singing psalms, we offer all of ourselves, including our difficulties, to God in the company of Christ's body. The ancient tradition of psalm singing resets our straying inner soundtrack to God's tune. Singing roots Scripture into the body such that phrases bubble to memory's surface during times of struggle or joy. God's tune begins to dwell within us. Please heartily join in singing the Psalms when they are included in worship as we continue to rediscover this transformative practice.