The Healing Power of Psalms

For generations, the Book of Psalms has been a source of comfort for those ill or grieving. Now in paperback for the first time, The Healing Power of Psalms identifies how fifteen Psalms provide strength and encouragement for when you are faced with times of loneliness, fear, death, guilt, and more. The Healing Power of Psalms captures the Psalms' themes of compassion and mercy and how they can have a dramatic healing effect on the mind, spirit, and sometimes even the body.

“"For Thou Art with Me ... makes the spiritual wisdom of the ages accessible to people who need a resource when they may be sick, or for the wise before they get sick. For Thou Art with Me does not just inform--it, educates us about life, health, and spirit."”

"[A] fount of human understanding, a reassuring companion on the journey through travail."
"[For Thou Art With Me] bring[s] forth the Psalms' messages of spiritual comfort in Rabbi Samuel Chiel's compelling voice of wisdom and warmth."

Samuel Chiel is a widely respected rabbi and educator, a former United States Army chaplain, and a leader in interfaith relations. For 27 years, he served as the spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel, the largest Jewish congregation in New England. The author of five books, he was the program editor of NBC'sEternal Light for several years. Rabbi Chiel and his wife, Janet, live in Newton, Massachusetts. Henry Dreher is an accomplished health writer and author of seven books, including Healing Mind and Healing Mind, Healthy Women, which he coauthored with world-renowned psychologist Alice Domar, Ph.D.. Dreher lives in New York City with his wife, Deborah Chiel.

• Hope and courage from the ageless wisdom of the Psalms: For generations, the Book of Psalms has been a source of comfort for those ill or grieving. The Healing Power of Psalms identifies how each of 15 Psalms addresses particular situations, for when the reader is dealing with fear, loneliness, death, guilt, and more, and it underscores how the Psalms' themes of compassion and mercy can have a dramatic healing effect on the mind, spirit, and sometimes even the body. - Ecumenical inspiration from one of the United States's most highly regarded and pioneering spiritual teachers: For more than half a century, Rabbi Samuel Chiel has advised members of his Boston-area congregation (where he is now rabbi emeritus) to turn to their religious faith when despair and fear become overwhelming. Longtime host of NBC's Eternal Light, Chiel has also been a pioneer in interfaith relations and in speaking to broad audiences about spiritual topics.

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