She Reads Truth Podcast Lent 2026 Week 6 with Kimberly Stuart
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Mar 23, 2026 Kimberly Stuart, writer and podcaster known for novels and a memoir, reflects on the Psalms and her personal journey through grief and faith. They explore Psalm 119’s emotional honesty and structure. Conversation moves through Psalms of Ascent, Psalm 121’s simple trust, and Psalm 139’s intimate knowledge of God.
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Psalms Invite Raw Conversation With God
- The Psalms model honest, unpolished conversation with God across every human emotion.
- Kimberly Stuart says Psalm 119 is a master class in bringing raw feelings to God and ending by pointing to who God is.
Grief Drove Me Back To The Psalms
- Kimberly Stuart recounts that after her father's sudden traumatic death she couldn't face prayer or Bible reading.
- She returned to the Psalms first because they provided vocabulary and direct, unvarnished language to engage God in grief.
Psalm 119's Purposeful Structure
- Psalm 119 is an alphabetic acrostic that repeatedly praises God's word with varied terms.
- Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams note nearly every verse references God's law using many synonyms and verbs of response.
