The book of Psalms contains many songs of comfort and encouragement, but there is a voice within the Psalms that is far from reassuring. Instead of projecting heavenly peace into earthly confusion, these other songs are cries of pain and anguish.
I find that a great help. When I struggle with crises my depression is often compounded by the suspicion that I shouldn't be feeling this way. And as I open the book of Psalms, what do I find? These great heroes of the faith went through crises that made them hurl angry questions at God. When I see this, it helps me understand that I'm not a dismal exception to the rule that Christians are strong and joyful all the time.
Book Review
GOD'S FUNERAL By A.N. Wilson Penguin The Victorian era continues to exert a fascination for many of us. Living, as we do, in an age when the decline of the church seems terminal, when each new set of statistics underlines the seriousness of the situation, there is an attraction about an age when Christianity seemed dominant.
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