I read five chapters in Psalms daily as part of my prayer time. The Psalms have a lot of emotion as the various writers deal with life, crying out to God in joy, sorrow, anger, despair, loss, and victory. It is incredible how often, when I read the five chapters, there is at least one verse that perfectly matches where I am, and often, there is a whole chapter and even more that accurately expresses my feelings about the day. As those matches happen, I camp there for a while, allowing the supernatural power of God’s Word to refresh me if I need to be refreshed or to be a great expression of my joy. Almost always, if I am feeling down, depressed, melancholy, angry, bitter, or unappreciated, I feel satisfied, relaxed, joyful, and secure when I finish my prayer time in the Psalms. Maintaining this discipline is not particularly easy, but the results make it worth the time and effort, at least for me. Some days are easy days and the time spent in the Psalms is less, but other days are very hard and then I sometimes will spend an hour getting myself healthy on the inside of my soul. Occasionally if I don’t read what I feel I need I will read ten chapters. Also, besides the positive, upbuilding experience of the Psalms, sometimes I will read some that convict me of an attitude that I have. We all tend to be blind to bad attitudes that we have picked up from the experiences of the day. I don’t want to take them to bed with me. It makes for a bad night and a grumpy morning.