Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: An den Wassern Babylons (By the Rivers of Babylon), Gebhard Fugel - Source
Listen: By the Waters of Babylon (Psalm 137) (Traditional Kievan Chant), St. Symeon Orthodox Church Choir - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 137:1-9, 144; Psalm 42-43; Jeremiah 31:27-34; Romans 11:25-36; John 12:37-50
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: Anointing His Feet #2, Wayne Forte - Source
Listen: Alabaster Box, CeCe Winans - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 22; Psalm 141, 143:1-12; Jeremiah 29:1,4-13; Romans 11:13-24; John 12:1-10
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.
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Look: Collection - 27 (Stone), Maki Haku - Source
Listen: A Town On Fire, Matthew S. Nelson, Dan Haseltine, Ruby Amanfu - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 131-133; Psalm 140, 142; Jeremiah 26:1-16; Romans 11:1-12; John 10:19-42
Pray: On Thursdays during Lent, I invite you to sit silently for five minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer.’
Do: This week, we’ll fast from anxious productivity and feast on acts of rest and renewal instead.
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Color del dolor: 21 Uvalde murals of Robb Elementary victims use paint to heal pain. - Source
Ana Rodriguez and her sons, Adrean and Caleb, paint a small blue fish as part of the mural in memory of her daughter, Maite, in Uvalde on July 24. Credit: Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribune - Source
Listen: Such Things Should Never Happen, Nick Cave - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 119:145-176; Psalm 128-130; Jeremiah 25:30-38; Romans 10:14-21; John 10:1-18
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: Sheep in the Moonlight, Craigie Aitchison - Source | HT
Listen: Travelers Psalm, Andy Zipf - Spotify | YouTube
Read:Psalm 120-127; Jeremiah 25:8-17; Romans 10:1-13; John 9:18-41
Pray: A Body Prayer from Julian of Norwich (adapted from this source).
Do: This week, we’ll fast from anxious productivity and feast on acts of rest and renewal instead.
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Look: Potter (I have lost track of this source.)
Listen: Abba, The Worship Initiative - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 31; Psalm 35; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Romans 9:19-33; John 9:1-17
Pray : The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source and sign up to receive the free Holy Week blog series and a Zoom link for exclusive access to a conversation with this year’s guest storytellers.
Do: Watch the pottery video and pray for the Holy Spirit to enlarge your imagination about how He works in your life
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Look: Resurrection of Lazarus, Henry Ossawa Tanner - Source
Listen: Psalm 130: 'Out of the deep have I called unto Thee, O Lord', Choir of Westminster Abbey - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 6:15-23; John 11:1-44
Pray: The Collect for the Fifth Sunday in Lent
Do: On Sundays during Lent, we break our fast (at least partially) and feast on poetry!
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Look: Seventy Times, Jacob Adent - Source | HT
Listen: One, Sandra McCracken - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 107:33-43, 108:1-13; Psalm 33; Jeremiah 23:9-15; Romans 9:1-18; John 6:60-71
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: Look: Last Supper, Margaret Ackland - Source
Listen: Comunión, Maverick City Música (feat. Aaron Moses & Blanca) - Lyrics in English | Spotify w/ lyrics in Spanish | YouTube w/ lyrics in Spanish
Read: Psalm 102; Psalm 107:1-32; Jeremiah 23:1-8; Romans 8:28-39; John 6:52-59
Pray: 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.
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Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.
Look: Wind, 2020, Denis Sarazhin - Source
Listen: Hunger, Florence + The Machines - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics
Read: Psalm 69; Psalm 73; Jeremiah 22:13-23; Romans 8:12-27; John 6:41-51
Pray: On Thursdays during Lent, I invite you to sit silently for five minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer.’
Do: This week fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
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Look: 1. The residents of the area have banded together to buy as much food as they can for the rescue teams, Feb. 2023, Ahmad al-Salim/Al Jazeera - Source
2. Preparing hot meals for quake survivors in northern Syria, (“A month on, WFP staff work flat out to assist Türkiye-Syria earthquake victims”), March 2023, WFP/Ghazawari Jabasini - Source
Listen: Nobody Knows, Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 101, 109; Psalm 119:121-144; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Romans 8:1-11; John 6:27-40
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: Walking On the Water, Roman Barabakh - Source
Listen: Nothing to Fear, The Porter’s Gate - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 97, 99-100; Psalm 94; Jeremiah 17:19-27; Romans 7:13-25; John 6:16-27
Pray: A Body Prayer from Julian of Norwich (adapted from this source)
Do: This week fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
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Look: Jeremiah, fresco by Michelangelo - Source
Listen: Listen: Long Enough, Paul Zach - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 89; Jeremiah 16:10-21; Romans 7:1-12; John 6:1-15
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: This week fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
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Look: The Anointment of David, Paolo Caliari, called Veronese -Source
Listen: Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd, The Choir of Westminster Abbey - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:1-14; John 9:1-13, 28-41
Pray: The Collect for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
Do: On Sundays during Lent, we break our fast (at least partially) and feast on poetry!
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Look: Saturday (an interior view of Garstin's home), Norman Garstin - Source
Listen: Wisdom and Grace, Bifrost Arts - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 87, 90; Psalm 136; Jeremiah 13:1-11; Romans 6:12-23; John 8:47-59
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 Pensive Christ, Folk sculptor - Eduardas Jonusas, Photograpger - Bernardas Aleknavicius - Source
Listen: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I call to you, Lord Jesus Christ), No. 5, BWV 639, Johann Sebastian Bach, Murray Perahia- Translation | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 88; Psalm 91-92; Jeremiah 11:1-8,14-20; Romans 6:1-11; John 8:33-47; Psalm 95
Pray: Since today is Saint Patrick’s feast day, let’s pray “The Lorica [or Breastplate] of St. Patrick"
Do: Watch The Secret of Kells
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Look: Allegory of Justice and Peace, Palma il Giovane - Source | H/T
Listen: Psalm 85, Poor Bishop Hooper - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 83; Psalm 85-86; Jeremiah 10:11-24; Romans 5:12-21; John 8:21-32
Pray: On Thursdays during Lent, I invite you to sit silently for five minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer.’
Do: This week, ask the Holy Spirit to make you aware of the times throughout the day that you operate out of preconceived ideas (judgments) about God, others, and yourself.
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Look: Beautiful But Hostile Colours On Earth by Fayz Khan
Lesser flamingoes over Lake Magadi and Lake Natron, Southern Rift Valley, Kenya, July 2022. Once a single freshwater lake, the two lakes are now highly concentrated salt pans, severely alkaline and toxic to most forms of animal and plant life. The flamingoes are an exception: because of their biological makeup they love to feed on the algae that thrive on the surface. As beautiful as the colours may be, the hues relate to the algae changing colour as they react to the alkaline levels of the lakes - Source
Listen: His Eye Is On the Sparrow, Infinity Song - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 119:97-120; Psalm 81-82; Jeremiah 8:18-9:6; Romans 5:1-11; John 8:12-20
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: And There Was a Great Cry in Egypt, Arthur Hacker - Source
Listen: Coventry Carol, Balmorhea - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 78; Jeremiah 7:21-34; Romans 4:13-25; John 7:37-52
Pray: A Body Prayer from Julian of Norwich (adapted from this source)
Do: This week, ask the Holy Spirit to make you aware of the times throughout the day that you operate out of preconceived ideas (judgments) about God, others, and yourself.
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Look: Shapes of Fear, Maynard Dixon - Source | HT
Listen: You Want It Darker, Leonard Cohen - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
*Read a note about the meaning behind Leonard Cohen’s song here.
Read: Psalm 80; Psalm 77, 79; Jeremiah 7:1-15; Romans 4:1-12; John 7:14-36
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: Fast from preconceived ideas this week; feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
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