Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

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Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

to talk with God we can pray the Psalms at a walking, jogging or running pace.

Daily # of

Psalm Work Pace

Psalms Prayer Habits

Psalms Prayed

Praying one psalm a day in your morning and evening devotions is a great place to begin. A daily psalm leads you through the whole book of Psalms a little over twice each year. One variation is to pray the same psalm every day for a week. This method leads you through Psalms every three years. Praying through Psalms every month is a discipline embraced by millions of Christians today. One of the most famous plans for praying the Psalms monthly was developed by an English Christian leader named Thomas Cranmer (d. 1546). His plan, recorded in a spiritual classic known as The Book of Common Prayer, is used today by millions of Christians around the globe. Many thousands of Christians over the past two thousand years have weekly prayed through the whole book of Psalms. Some, like those influenced by the early Christian leader Cassian (d. 435), would pray twelve psalms in their morning devotions and twelve in their evening devotions. This rhythm allowed them to pray the Psalter weekly. Probably the most influential plan was written by an Italian Christian leader named Benedict of Nursia (d. 547). His plan, described in The Rule of St. Benedict, invites disciples to pause at multiple points during the day in order to pray four or five psalms at a time. Benedict’s plan continues to be followed by thousands of Christians in dozens of languages and cultures to this day.

Walking 1

Jogging 5

Running 21