It was discussed as one of Fr. Mike's favorite books by C.S. Lewis where he explores the psalms, particularly Psalm 69, and how to interpret the psalmist's desire for his enemies to suffer.
C.S. Lewis had written this book called Reflection on the Psalms. And it's just, it's great. It's one of my favorite, well, all C.S. Lewis' books are pretty much my favorite.
— Episode: Day 170: Joash's Downfall (2023)
Episode: Day 170: Joash's Downfall (2023)
It was discussed as one of Fr. Mike's favorite books by C.S. Lewis where he explores the psalms, particularly Psalm 69, and how to interpret the psalmist's desire for his enemies to suffer.
C.S. Lewis had written this book called Reflection on the Psalms. And it's just, it's great. It's one of my favorite, well, all C.S. Lewis' books are pretty much my favorite.
And he asks the question, how do we understand the psalmist who says, hey, the best thing I want is I wanna see my enemies suffer in front of me.
Where the psalmist says, okay, this is God's word. I wanna, and the prayer is, I wanna see my enemies suffer. And let me see them suffer because I don't just wanna know that they suffer. I wanna be able to essentially take comfort in that.