Original Blues

Our blues sermons this year come from the Psalms.  The Psalms are the original blues.  No lie.  They are among the oldest world literature poetically expressing the angst of the human condition, and doing so as prayer and worship to God.  The blues in worship of God?  Yes.  For 3,100 years now.  That is our model for House of Blues.  Two thirds of the 150 individual Psalms are what scholars call 'Psalms of Lament' - fancy words for what we all know to be the blues.  The four Psalms we will learn about can be titled 'Tears,' 'Doubt,' 'Hate,' and 'Trouble.'