Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Pray a Random Psalm

I've posted previously about the Psalms. Today, pick a random Psalm, sit down and read it, and then reflect on its message.

But how do we choose a "random" Psalm? If you have an iPhone, try the following:

1) Open the default calculator app, and turn the phone sideways to access the calculator's scientific functions.
2) Press "Rand," which draws a random numbers between 0 and 1.
3) Multiply that number by 150.
4) Add 1 to that number.
5) Now round down. (So if the number on the screen is 75.67, round down to 75.)

You've just randomly selected a number between 1-150. So that's your random Psalm! Read that Psalm two or three times throughout the day, each time reflecting on its message. Then repeat the process the next day. I believe the Psalms are a gift to us, and this is one way to enjoy them.

(If you don't have an iPhone, the website https://www.random.org/ allows one to choose random numbers between 1-150.)

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