The Word We Hear

I'm thanking you, GOD, out in the streets,

singing your praises in town and country.

Psalm 108: 3, The Message

"The psalmists are not interested in human potential; they are passionate about God -- the obedience shaping, will-transforming, sin-revoking, praise-releasing God.

The Psalms come from a people who hear God speak to them and realize that is is the most important word they will ever hear spoken. They decide to respond. They answer. The word they hear from God takes precedence over every human word: human wisdom, human advice, human discourses, human inquiry."

Answering God

The Word We Hear, God's Message for Each Day by Eugene Peterson.