It has been Jamie’s tradition to focus on key Old Testament narratives, topics, or books during the summer. This year we are working on the Psalms. The Psalms have been the prayer book for people of faith for three thousand years. Some of them are intense personal expressions, some are hymns of praise for use in public worship in the Temple, while others are stylized formal communication at official functions. There are 150 Psalms, but we will focus on only four this summer—8, 20, 42, and 51. Perhaps in the future we can work on some of the others.