Reading Chavara in the Context of Psalms
Keywords:
Psalms and Christian life, Good life, Essence of Christian life, God’s house as the end of Christian life, God’s instructions as way of life, Chavara and Psalms, Salvation of souls, Zeal for Church and family, God’s instructionsAbstract
Psalms, as powerful resource for spiritual growth, are human prayers raised to God, and every prayer, in one way or another, resembles the mind of the psalmist. A soul who seeks and wants to live for God reveals the spirit of the Psalms by praising God for who He is, what He has done and for His steadfast and everlasting faithfulness and love while affirming the greatness of God who is to be ever talked to, walked with in order to reach His house. Though looking at Chavara from the angle of Psalms could be a bit puzzling, from the said perspective, we see many similarities. An attempt is made to see the embeddedness of Chavara in the Psalms, and I proceed with connecting the sum total of his spirituality with the purpose of Psalms under three headings, i.e., 1) God’s house, the End of the good life, 2) God’s instructions, the way of the good life, and 3) God’s anointed king, which are closely related to good and happy life - the quintessence of Christian life.
