These "psalms" have been positioned so that their regular viewpoint is the end of life--serious illness, aging, death. In these "psalms" John Carmody demonstrates extraordinary insight into people whose "hourglass in running out"--people suffering from heart disease, terminal cancer, AIDs, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. He knows how and what these sufferers feel, and as one facing the onslaught of bone marrow cancer, he is uniquely qualified to put their (and his) feelings into words--"psalms" of lament and trust and praise.