Plucking the Strings...A Personal Psalm Journal

Whether your image of God is of a loving Creator, a nurturing Mother, a Higher Power, Jesus the Savior, or the Spirit of Wisdom, you'll find inspiration and consolation in thes personal psalms of Joan Metzner. She shares her poetic reflections and guides you in journaling or "psalming" your own faith experiences with God. Nature, holiness, everyday events, and a full range of emotions provide the grist for her well-crafted and beautifully formed psalms.

Taking as her point of departure the Greek meaning of "psalm" (a plucking of strings), Metzner invites you to allow God to pluck the strings of your heart and listen more deeply to its inner stirrings. She also gives practical suggestions on how to prepare oneself physically and mentally for this spiritual exercise. After each poetic psalm, she asks a question or offers a brief reflection as a nudge to get you thinking about your personal experience. Plenty of lines are provided for writing down your thoughts and feelings.<

Plucking the Strings...A Personal Psalm Journal is perfect for use on retreat, for morning or evening prayer, or for any of those special times set aside for prayer.