Six weeks of comfort in hard times

Sometimes you do not read to study but to keep standing. This plan combines a psalm each week with a short passage from a Christian book. There is no hurry: read what you can, and skip what feels too heavy.

Each week has three reading sessions of a quarter of an hour. Always begin with the psalm, then read the passage from the book, and end with a short silence or prayer.

Week 1: Psalm 23

Read the psalm a few times and begin with the first passage of the book on comfort in suffering.

Week 2: Psalm 42

A psalm for anyone who is thirsty and does not know where to turn. Read the next part of the book alongside it.

Week 3: Psalm 46

Read about a refuge that remains. Continue in the book on comfort, and write down what gives you support.

Week 4: Psalm 73

An honest psalm about doubt. Read the book on prayer and ask yourself how you bring your questions to God.

Week 5: Psalm 121

Read the psalm aloud. Continue in the book on prayer.

Week 6: Psalm 130

Read the psalm and return to the most marked passage in both books. Then talk with someone about what you have read.