Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: Moses Strikes Water from the Stone, Jacob Jordaens - Source
Listen: Venite Adoremus (Come, let us worship), Libera - Spotify w/ text | YouTube
Read: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 1:16-32; John 4:5-42
Pray: Collect for the Third Sunday in Lent
Do: On Sundays during Lent, we break our fast (at least partially) and feast on poetry.
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Look: The Good Shepherd, Sadao Watanabe - Source
Listen: Give Thanks, Anchor Hymns, feat. Jasmine Mullen and Mission House - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 75-76; Psalm 23, 27; Jeremiah 5:20-31; Romans 3:19-31; John 7:1-13
Pray & Do: On Saturdays during Lent, we’ll spend about 15 minutes practicing a devotional exercise known as an examen.
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Look: Fire at Night, Francisco Goya - Source
Listen: The Lord Is Coming, Alanna Boudreau, Scott Mulvahill, Gabi Wilson, Andy Baxter - Spotify w/ lyrics | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95; Psalm 69, 73; Genesis 43:1-15; 1 Corinthians 7:1-9; Mark 4:35-41
Pray: On Fridays during Lent, we will pray the traditionally-read prayers of the daily office that draw us into Psalm 95, known in Latin as the Invitatory and the Venite.
Do: Fast from one kind of food, one meal, or one whole day of eating today. Let your hunger prompt simple dependence and prayer, noticing areas of unarticulated anger that need God’s healing attention.
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Look: Stairway to Heaven, Julia Stankova - Source
Listen: Mercy Now, Mary Gauthier - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 70-71; Psalm 74; Jeremiah 4:9-10,19-28; Romans 2:12-24; John 5:19-29
Pray: On Thursdays during Lent, I invite you to sit silently for five minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer.’
Do: Fast emojis & social media symbols this week; feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Charon Reed holds her son Koda and cries at the funeral of her grandmother, one of 10 killed in the racist massacre at a Tops grocery store, in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 24, Gabriela Bhaskar—The New York Times/Redux - Source
Listen: - Time Is Now (Live), Liz McComb - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 72; Psalm 119:73-96; Jeremiah 3:6-18; Romans 1:28-2:11; John 5:1-18
Pray: On Wednesdays, we'll pray the Confession and Litany of Penitence from the Ash Wednesday service in the Book of Common Prayer.
Do: On Wednesdays through Lent, consider fasting from spending money, and feast on giving alms instead.
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Look: Dark Red Sea, Emil Nolde - Source
Listen: Cello suite No.1 Prelude in G, Johann Sebastian Bach, Yo-Yo Ma - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 61-62; Psalm 68; Jeremiah 2:1-13; Romans 1:16-25; John 4:43-54
Pray: A Body Prayer from Julian of Norwich (adapted from this source)
Do: Fast emojis & social media symbols this week; feast on the language of lament and amazement instead..
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Look: Oil Lamp, Andrew Wyeth - Source
Listen: When the Light is Gone, Paul Zach - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 56-58; Psalm 64-65; Jeremiah 1:1-19; Romans 1:1-15; John 4:27-42
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: Fast emojis & social media symbols this week; feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Man of Sorrows, James B. Janknegt - Source
Listen: When Jesus Wept, Jan Garbarek, William Billings, Hilliard Ensemble - Lyrics | Spotify
Read: Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-17; John 3:1-16
Pray: Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent
Do: On Sundays during Lent, we break our fast (at least partially). We also feast on poetry! Read this week’s poem, “The Weeping” by Federico Garcia Lorca, and spend a few moments preparing for the second full week of Lent.
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Look: Reclamation, Kirsten Van Mourick, Van Mo Studio - Source
Listen: Always With Me (Song for Anxiety), IAMSON - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 55; Psalm 138, 139; Deuteronomy 11:18-28; Hebrews 5:1-10; John 4:1-26
Pray & Do: On Saturdays during Lent, we’ll spend about 15 minutes practicing a devotional exercise known as an examen.
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Look: The Difficult Part, Brian Kershisnik - Source
Listen: Faith, Bon Iver - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics
Read: Psalm 40, 54; Psalm 51; Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Hebrews 4:11-16; John 3:22-36
Pray: On Fridays during Lent, we will pray the traditionally-read prayers of the daily office that draw us into Psalm 95, known in Latin as the Invitatory and the Venite.
Do: Fast from one kind of food, one meal, or one whole day of eating today. Let your hunger prompt simple dependence and prayer, paying special attention to areas of numbness, disconnect, or denial that need God’s healing attention.
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Look: Law and Gospel, Sandra Bowden - Source
Listen: Kyrie I, Fernando Ortega - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 50; Psalm 59, 60; Deuteronomy 9:23-10:5; Hebrews 4:1-10; John 3:16-21
Pray: On Thursdays during Lent, I invite you to sit silently for 5 minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer.’
Do: Fast TV & Entertainment this week; feast on reading instead!
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Look: A military instructor teaches civilians holding wooden replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, during a training session at an abandoned factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on January 30, 2022. At the time, fears were growing about a potential invasion by Russian troops that had massed on Ukraine's border, Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty - Source
Listen: Prayer, Sweet Honey in the Rock - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 119:49-72; Psalm 49; Genesis 37:25-36; 1 Corinthians 2:1-13; Mark 1:29-45
Pray: On Wednesdays, we'll pray the Confession and Litany of Penitence from the Ash Wednesday service in the Book of Common Prayer. Include the specific names of people and places that come to mind as you pray.
Do: On Wednesdays through Lent, consider fasting from spending money, and feast on giving alms instead.
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Look: Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law, Rembrandt - Source | Expulsion of the Moneychangers from the Temple, Luca Giordano - Source
Listen: Justice Delivers Its Death, Joseph - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 45; Psalm 47, 48; Deuteronomy 9:4-12; Hebrews 3:1-11; John 2:13-22
Pray: A Body Prayer from Julian of Norwich (adapted from this source)
Do: Fast TV & Entertainment this week; feast on reading instead!
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Look: Earth Element: Drought, Helen Klebesadel - Source | HT
Listen: This Wild Earth (Subjects), Young Oceans, feat. Josh Garrels - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics
Read: Psalm 41, 52; Psalm 44; Deuteronomy 8:11-20; Hebrews 2:11-18; John 2:1-12
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: Fast TV & Entertainment this week; feast on reading instead!
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Look: Abraham’s Farewell to Ishmael, George Segal (detail photos by Lazaro Llanes, Perez Art Museum Miami) - Source
Read commentary about this sculpture written by Nyasha Junior for The Visual Commentary on Scripture.
Listen: Psalm 51: Have Mercy Upon Me, Oh God, The Choir of Westminster Abbey - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17, 25—3:7; Psalm 51:1-12; Romans 5:12-21; Matthew 4:1-11
Pray: Collect for the First Sunday in Lent
Do: On Sundays during Lent, we break our fast (at least partially) and feast on poetry.
Read MoreWelcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.
Look: a small brown bird, Sister Corita Kent - Source
Transcribed text: “to believe in god is to know that all the rules are fair and that there will be wonderful surprises “(Ugo Betti)
Listen: Conversion, Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 30, 32; Psalm 42, 43; Deuteronomy 7:17-26; Titus 3:1-15; John 1:43-51
Pray & Do: On Saturdays during Lent, we’ll spend about 15 minutes practicing a devotional exercise known as an examen.
Read MoreWelcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Lord, Please Save, Sylwia Perczak - Source
Listen: What Wonderous Love Is This, Fernando Ortega - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95; Psalm 31, 35; Deuteronomy 7:12-16; Titus 2:1-15; John 1:35-42
Pray: On Fridays during Lent, we will pray the traditionally-read prayers of the daily office that draw us into Psalm 95, known in Latin as the Invitatory and the Venite.
Do: Fast from one kind of food, one meal, or one whole day of eating today. Let your hunger prompt simple dependence and prayer, paying special attention to areas of numbness, disconnect, or denial that need God’s healing attention.
Read MoreWelcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Is this your first time practicing Lent? Here's a simple introduction.
Look: The River, John August Swanson - Source
Listen: Lamb of God, The Welcome Wagon - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 37; Deuteronomy 7:6-11; Titus 1:1-16; John 1:29-34
Pray & Do: Sit silently for 5 minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer.’
Read MoreWelcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.
Look: End-of-life doula Michelle Thornhill meets with her client, Estella Stackhouse, 101, at Stackhouse’s home in Philadelphia, on Jan. 19., September Dawn Bottoms for TIME - Source
Listen: Fix Me, Jesus, The American Spiritual Ensemble - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Ash Wednesday
Do: Attend an Ash Wednesday service
Read MoreA weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.
Look: Maria Michael, a Lakota elder from San Francisco, middle, embraces US Army veteran Tatiana McLee, right, during an emotional forgiveness ceremony, 2016, Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post - Source
Listen: Troparion of Theophany (Tone 1) (Znamenny Chant), St. Symeon Orthodox Church Choir - Text | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20; Psalm 119:9-16; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Sixth Sunday After Epiphany
Do: Read Practicing the Sermon on the Mount by Richard Foster and then ask yourself: How can I make the kingdom of God available to individuals who are humanly hopeless? Then as you go about your days, learn to take time to point out the natural beauty of every human being.
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