Psalms for the Spirit

This podcast looks at the connections between spirituality and resilience through the lens of the Biblical Psalms. It explores how the Psalms help people through difficult times – times of personal and collective trauma – through conversations about personal story, field research, and theological reflection from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Listeners might include clergy, seminarians, spiritual directors, hymnwriters, church musicians, mental health practitioners, anyone interested in the intersection between spirituality and lived experience. psalmsforthespirit.substack.com

Psalms for the Spirit is a religion podcast hosted by Kiran Young Wimberly, with 177 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kiran Young Wimberly hosts Psalms for the Spirit, a religion show with 177 episodes published.

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  Psalm of the Week: Sing a Joyful Song/Psalm 66

  Jun 1, 20267 minS0

  <p>Set to the Irish tune the Old Cross of Ardboe, this is a Psalm of joy and thanksgiving, having come through a trying time and experienced God’s listening ear, leading, and help. This is no trite expression of praise ~ it emerges out of a deep and real experience of God’s kindness and support, compassion and love, and ignites a genuine desire to give heart, life, and soul in return.</p><p>Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.</p><p>Paid subscribers receive a free...

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  Psalm of the Week: You're the Hope/Psalm 65

  May 25, 20266 minS0

  <p></p><p>This Psalm, set to the tune Rathlin Island by Brian Connors, is written from the farthest oceans and the ends of earth and seeks a reminder of hope out of a place of despair. Wondering if God will listen when facing a difficult situation, and remembering God as Creator of the mountains and silencer of storms, the Psalmist takes strength in God’s great salvation and redemption of even the greatest sorrows.</p><p>Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.</p><p>Paid su...

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  Psalm of the Week: O God, You Are My God/Psalm 63

  May 18, 20266 minS0

  <p>Written by Ireland’s great composer Turlough O’Carolan, Eleanor Plunkett is a cascading tune, set here to a Psalm of yearning and praise. It begins with longing like a “dry land,” acknowledging our deep desire to be in God’s presence, through which we can be “satisfied” as though our thirst is quenched.</p><p>Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.</p><p>Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version</p><p>Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores/boo...

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  Anatomy of the Soul: John Calvin, Collective Suffering, and the Spiritual Practice of the Psalms

  May 15, 202642 minS0

  <p>Watch this episode on YouTube here. Paid Subscribers can view the video directly in Substack.</p><p>In this episode of Psalms for the Spirit, Kiran Young Wimberly sits down with renowned theologian, author, and longtime Union Theological Seminary president, Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, for a profound conversation about trauma, healing, and the enduring power of the Psalms.</p><p>Drawing from her influential book Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World, Serene reflects on John Calvin’s beautiful description of the Psalms as “an anatomy of all parts of the soul.” Together, Kiran and Serene explore how the Ps...

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  Psalm of the Week: Hear My Cry, O God/Psalm 61

  May 11, 20266 minS0

  <p>This arrangement, set to the wordless tune ‘Caisleán an Óir,’ portrays the urgency and energy with which the psalmist may have written these words. In this Psalm, we find numerous images of the various ways God can provide refuge and shelter for us when we feel we are at the “end of earth.”</p><p>Continue your reflections with the accompanying journal, which includes further questions for reflection and some invitations to prayer and practice.</p><p>Paid subscribers receive a free journal PDF, or you can purchase a paperback version</p><p>Visit the Celtic Psalms website for scores...

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