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Session 6 Video

The sixth session gives us the ten reasons to pray the Psalms.

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**Opening Thoughts**

- ____________ you pray is more important than ____________________ you pray.

- ____________ you pray matters. Consider… the Psalms!

**Ten Reasons to Pray the Psalms:**

- If we didn’t have a ______________ and God decided to inspire one, we would
never question whether to make it the center of our prayer lives. We have such a book.

- When we pray Psalms, we pray like _______________ and the _______________.

- When we pray the Psalms, we pray with the ____________________ church.

- We don’t leave our prayers up to ____________________ or whim.

- Gives us something ____________________ to pray about and focus on.

- Keeps our prayers God-centered, and draws attention to ___________ in different ways.

- Helps us pray ____________________.

- Helps us pray through ____________________ the emotions and experiences.

- Helps us ____________________ with others by guiding us to pray through emotions and experiences even when we’re not feeling that way ourselves.

- Makes us pray ____________________ things about God and therefore makes us
familiar with those truths. Transforms us by renewing our minds.

**Challenge:**

- Check back in on your routine…

- Pray two Psalms before moving on

**Questions for Discussion and Reflection**

- How is your prayer routine going? (If you’re in a group, talk with one another about it. If alone, talk to God about it.) 

- Have you ever heard of praying the Psalms? What is your initial response to the suggestion? 

- Which of these reasons do you find most compelling? Are you motivated to give it a shot? 

- What challenges do you foresee in praying the Psalms?

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