SoulScribblings
Writing
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Entry #2
"Psalms Ideas"
by
Shai Manuel
Robin Jones
Gunn, author of over 30 books,
uses verses from the book of
Psalms in many of her books. A
couple of favorites are:
"And they who dwell in
the ends of the earth stand in
awe if Thy signs; Thou dost make
the dawn and sunset shout for
joy." - Psalm 65:8
(NASB), in her book titled
SUNSETS.
"The voice of the Lord
echoes from the clouds. The God
of glory thunders through the
skies." Psalms 29:3, in
her book titled ECHOES.
Both books are romances and had
little to do with being preachy
(in fact, I salute their
relevance and style!). Many other
writers draw ideas and
inspiration from this book and
you can do it too. So why don't
you grab your bible, sit in a
comfy place, and whisper a
prayer. Then open the book to
Psalms and wander about.
One good way to be undaunted by
the verse, is to pick a verse or
two that you like best and simply
meditate on why you think the
verse/s appear special to you.
Then, pick only one or two
essential words and do a
freewrite
using the word/s you chose.
You need not come up with a
novel-length book the way Ms.
Gunn did. Your special verse (or
verses) from Psalms may be woven
into a vignette, short story, or
poem.
(c)1999 Shai
Manuel
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