Lent Daybook 2022 (Year C/2)
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: Confederate Truce Flag, Sonya Clark - Source & Monumental Cloth: The Flag We Should Know, Sonya Clark Source
Read about the unassuming white dishtowel used at the end of the Civil War: "The historic object is utterly unassuming, a fringed white linen dishtowel yellowed with age, with three skinny red stripes along its border. And despite the important role it played in ending the bloodiest conflict in our nation’s history, hardly anyone knows it exists.
In comparison, the Confederate battle flag has been slapped on countless commercial goods—one of Clark’s pieces at the Fabric Workshop, Propaganda, offers a written list of 200 items decorated with the Stars and Bars that are available for purchase, including bikinis, bumper stickers, and yoga mats.
That the truce flag has been forgotten while the battle flag has been memorialized—defended as a symbol of Southern heritage, rather than denounced as one of a violent conflict fought in defense of slavery—seemed to Clark an historical imbalance that she could help correct."
Listen: Stand Up (from Harriet, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Cynthia Erivo - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 137, 144; Psalm 42-43; Exodus 10:21-11:8; 2 Corinthians 4:13-18; Mark 10:46-52
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 locust invasion is the biggest in Ethiopia and Somalia in 25 years, and the biggest in Kenya in 70 years, according to the FAO, Ben Curtis/AP - Source
Listen: Deus, Deus meus, respice in me (Psalm 22), Chanticleer (Andrea Gabrieli) - Text & Translation | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95; Psalm 22; Psalm 141, 143; Exodus 9:13-35; 2 Corinthians 4:1-12; Mark 10:32-45
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: ‘For he had great possessions’, 1894, George Frederic Watts - Source | Commentary
Listen: Silver and Gold, Sufjan Stevens - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 131-132; Psalm 140, 142; Exodus 7:25-8:19; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; Mark 10:17-31
Pray & Do: Read out loud as a prayer Malcolm Guite’s sonnet in your meditation on Mark 10:17-31. (
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Look: Telling Anjanette Young’s Story, NYT Op-Ed and photo by Esau McCaulley - Source
Listen: Go Down, Moses, Marian Anderson - Text | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 119:145-176; Psalm 128-130; Exodus 7:8-24; 2 Corinthians 2:14-3:16; Mark 10:1-16
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, conside
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Look: Cabeza de Cristo, Paulo Medina - Source
Listen: Psalm 126, Bifrost Arts, feat. Molly Parden - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 121-126; Exodus 5:1-6:1; 1 Corinthians 14:20-33a, 39-40; Mark 9:42-50
Pray: A prayer for honesty about my acceptance of grief.
Do: Spend some time journaling in response to today’s meditation.
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Look: Late May, Deidre Scherer - Source | H/T
Listen: How Long, How Long, Bill Fay - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 31; Psalm 35; Exodus 3:16-4:31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-19; Mark 9:30-41
Pray & Do: 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.
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Look: Latorlépés, (Thief Step), Faludi Galéria, Párbeszéd Háza, Budapest, 2021 - Source
Listen: O Sacred Head, Surrounded, Benedictines of Mary - Text | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:7-16; Luke 20:9-19
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: Early in the Morning (from the CIVA exhibit “Again and Again”), Barry Sherbeck - Source
Listen: Nothing Left to Prove, Maverick City, feat. Israel Houghton & Naomi Raine - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 107:33-43; Psalm 108:1-6, 33; Exodus 2:23-3:15; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Mark 9:14-29
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 Ninth Wave, Ivan Aivazovsky - Source
Listen: O Nata Lux, Lauridsen, Voces8 - Text& Translation | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95; Psalm 102; Psalm 107:1-32; Exodus 2:1-22; 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3; Mark 9:2-13
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.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Women Fighting Demons, Caitlin Connolly - Source | H/T
Listen: Torches, The Oh Hellos - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 69; Psalm 73; Exodus 1:6-22; 1 Corinthians 12:12-26; Mark 8:27-9:1
Pray & Do: Read out loud as a prayer Malcolm Guite’s sonnet in your meditation on Psalm 73.
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Look: A child cries while waiting for rice being distributed to residents in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Aug. 16, days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the hemisphere's poorest nation, killing more than 2,200 people, Joseph Odelyn—AP - Source
Listen: The Ash is In Our Clothes - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 101; Psalm 109; Psalm 119: 121-144; Genesis 50:15-26; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Mark 8:11-26
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.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: Thankful, Henry Ossawa Tanner - Source
Listen: Gospel Medley, Destiny’s Child - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 97, 99; Psalm 94; Genesis 49:29-50:14; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; Mark 8:1-10
Pray: A prayer for honesty about my doubts and unaswered questions.
Do: Spend some time journaling in response to today’s meditation
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Look: Eucaristía, Nguyen Dinh Dang - Source
Listen: Prayer of Humble Access, Liturgical Folk - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 89; Genesis 48:8-49:28; 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1; Mark 7:24-37
Pray & Do: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
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Look: Prodigal Son, 1888, John M. Swan -Source
Listen: The Road Home, Stephen Paulus, Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Joshua 5:1, 9-12; Psalm 34:1-8; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:11-32
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: Damn, Corita Kent - Source
Listen: Blood, Kendrick Lamar - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 87, 90; Psalm 136; Genesis 47:27-48; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Mark 7:1-23
Pray & Do: On Saturdays during Lent, we’ll spend about 15 minutes practicing a devotional exercise known as an examen.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: Days of Rain: Installation, Paul Roorda - Source
Listen: Come Ye Disconsolate, Roberta Flack, feat. Donny Hathaway - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95; Psalm 88; Psalm 91-92; Genesis 47:1-26; 1 Corinthians 9:16-27; Mark 6:47-56
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 unmet hopes and desires that need God’s healing attention.
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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 42-43; Psalm 85-86; Genesis 46:1-7, 28-34; 1 Corinthians 9:1-15; Mark 6:30-46
Pray & Do: Read out loud as a prayer Psalm 85 and Malcolm Guite’s sonnet.
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Look: Bertha (from the 1990 series Nomads), Andrew Serrano - Source
Listen: Skuggor (Shadows), Luchs - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 119:97-120; Psalm 81-82; Genesis 45:16-28; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 6:13-29
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: Adoration of the Golden Calf, Alexander Ivanov - Source
Listen: Restore Us Again, Paul Zach, feat. Liz Vice - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 78; Genesis 45:1-15; 1 Corinthians 7:32-40; Mark 6:1-13
Pray: Prayer for honesty about my desire
Do: Spend some time journaling in response to today’s meditation.
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Look: Issue of Blood, Brian Kershisnik - Source
Study this image to fill in the details of the story. I'd love to hear what you see!
Listen: Corner Girl, Abigail Washburn - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 80; Genesis 44:18-34; 1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Mark 5:21-43
Pray & Do: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
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Look: Moses with the Burning Bush, Marc Chagall - Source
Listen: Comfort ye, my people, Handel’s Messiah, The Sixteen - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 103:1-12; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9
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: Joseph Revealing Himself to his Brothers, Gerard de Lairesse - Source
Listen: I Am Sure I Shall See the Goodness of the Lord, Taizé - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 75-76; Psalm 23, 27; Genesis 43:16-34; 1 Corinthians 7:10-24; Mark 5:1-20
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: Ecce Homo, Joel Briggs - Source | H/T
Listen: Wake Up, Jesus, The Porter’s Gate, feat. Liz Vice - Lyrics | Spotify | 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: Beloved, Tim Lowly - Source
Listen: Come Healing (Leonard Cohen cover), Elayna Boynton - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 70-71, 74; Genesis 42:29-38; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Mark 4:21-34
Pray& Do: Read out loud as a prayer Malcolm Guite’s sonnet in your meditation on Psalm 71.
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Look: A line of children’s clothing signifying the children who died at a residential school, one of many where the Canadian government forcibly enrolled at least 150,000 Indigenous children to assimilate them into Western ways. (Kamloops, British Columbia, June 19, 2021), Amber Bracken for The New York Times - Source
Listen: - Death Song Lament, R. Carlos Nakai - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 72; Psalm 119:73-96; Genesis 42:18-28; 1 Corinthians 5:9-6:8; Mark 4:1-20
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.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: Judas Iskariot, Eilif Peterssen - Source
Listen: Forgive Them Father, Ms. Lauryn Hill - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 61-62; Psalm 68:1-20, 24-36; Genesis 42:1-17; 1 Corinthians 5:1-8; Mark 3:19b-35
Pray: Prayer for honesty about any feelings of anger I’m carrying with me this week.
Do: Spend some time journaling in response to today’s meditation.
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Look: Rainbow - VM, Adrie Bos - Source
Listen: Nothing to Fear, The Porter's Gate - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 56-58; Psalm 64-65; Genesis 41:14-57; 1 Corinthians 4:8-21; Mark 3:7-19a
Pray & Do: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
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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 15:1-8; Psalm 27:9-17; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35
Pray: Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent
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: Clearing the Way for a Photo Op (St. John’s Cathedral, Washington, D.C.), Jeff Wheeler - Source
Listen: Sinners, Saints and Fools, Brandi Carlile - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 55; Psalm 138 - 139; Genesis 41:1-13; 1 Corinthians 4:1-7; Mark 2:23-3:6
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: Feet of an Apostle, Albrecht Durer - Source
Listen: Send Out Your Light (Canyon Sessions), Sandra McCracken, feat. Ashley Cleveland - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95, 40, 43; Psalm 51; Genesis 40:1-23; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Mark 2:13-22
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.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
Look: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, Guido Reni - Source
Listen: My Silver Lining, First Aid Kit- Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 50; Psalm 46; Genesis 39:1-23; 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:15; Mark 2:1-12
Pray & Do: Read out loud as a prayer Malcolm Guite’s sonnet in your meditation on Psalm 46. (Or click the title link to hear the author read it himself.)
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Look: In this elevated view, people are seen walking through the flags of the "In America: Remember" public-art installation near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2021. The installation commemorates all the Americans who have died of COVID-19. It is based on a concept by the artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg and includes more than 650,000 small plastic flags, some with personal messages to those who have died, planted in 20 acres of the National Mall, Al Drago / Getty - Source
Listen: Keening of the Three Marys, William Coulter - 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.
Welcome 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: Breeze Rustling Through Fall Flowers, 1968, Alma W. Thomas | Photo: Victoria Emily Jones - Source
Listen: Dust Cain’t Kill Me, Secret Sisters - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics
Read: Psalm 45; Psalm 47-48; Genesis 37:12-24; 1 Corinthians 1:20-31; Mark 1:14-28
Pray: Prayer for honesty
Do: Spend some time journaling in response to today’s meditation.
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Look: Carved Conversations, SaraNoa Mark - Source
Listen: Psalm 44, Streetlights - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 41, 52; Psalm 44; Genesis 37:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-19; Mark 1:1-13
Pray & Do: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.
Look: Christ in the Wildnerness, Ivan Kramskoy - Source
Listen: There Is a Solitude, Luke Howard, Voces8 - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Deuteronomy 26:5-11; Psalm 91:9-16; Romans 10:4-13; Luke 4:1-13
Pray: Collect for the First Sunday in Lent
Do: On Sundays during Lent, we break our fast (at least partially) and feast on poetry.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Making A Red Cross, Stanley Spencer - Source
Listen: Dead Man (Carry Me), Jars of Clay - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 30, 32; Psalm 42-43; Ezekiel 39:21-29; Philippians 4:10-20; John 17:20-26
Pray & Do: On Saturdays during Lent, we’ll spend about 15 minutes practicing a devotional exercise known as an examen.
Welcome 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: The Prodigal Son, Letterio Calapai - Source
Listen: Abba (Live), The Worship Initiative, feat. Davy Flowers - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 95; Psalm 31; Psalm 35; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 4:1-9; John 17:9-19Pray: 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.
Welcome 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: Prayers of the People I, Meena Matocha - Source | IG
Listen: Amulet / The Jesus Prayer, Jeff Johnson & Janet Marie Chvatal - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 37; Habakkuk 3; Philippians 3:12-21; John 17:1-8
Pray & Do: Sit in silence for 5 minutes, praying only the ‘Jesus Prayer’.
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Look: A house sits covered by a deep blanket of ash from a volcano erupting on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, on October 30. After 85 days and eight hours of destruction, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain's Canary Islands finally finished erupting on December 13, 2021. The volcanic eruption - sending lava into neighborhoods and raining ash downwind - was the island of La Palma's longest active eruption on record, according to Canary Island government officials. Emilio Morenatti / AP - Source
Listen: From the Dust, Paul Zach - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 103; 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
Lent Daybook 2021 (Year B/1)
Stephen Towns (American, 1980–), "The Shepherd of Sandtown," 2014. Acrylic and metal leaf on panel, 30 × 24 in. Photo: Victoria Emily Jones. Tags: Good Shepherd
Lent Daybook 2020 (Year A/2)
Look: Mary Magdalene, Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo - Source
Listen*: Cello Suite no.5, IV. Sarabande, J.S. Bach, Yo-Yo Ma - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24; Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16; 1 Peter 4:1-8; John 19:38-42
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Holy Saturday
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit by Kimberly McHugh.
Look: Relative Mourns Flight ET 302 Crash Victim, Mulugeta Ayene, Ethiopia, Associated Press. Nominee, World Press Photo of the Year. - Source
“A relative of a victim of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 throws dirt in her face as she grieves at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14 March 2019.”
Listen*: Funeral Keening, Hate Forest - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Good Friday
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read It Is Finished by Marcie Walker.
Look: Tabernacle (detail), Denise Kufus Weyhrich - Source
Listen*: Drunkard's Prayer, Over the Rhine - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 102; Lamentations 2:10-18; 1 Corinthians 10:14-17, 11:27-32; Mark 14:12-25
Excerpts:
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Maundy Thursday
Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read two reflections on "I Thirst": Kirstin Dowsett (2019) and Brett Alan Dewing (2018).
Look: The Crucifixion(1991), Sadao Watanabe - Source
Listen*: My Mercy, Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 6, 12; Lamentations 1:17-22; 2 Corinthians 1:8-22; Mark 11:27-33
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Tuesday in Holy Week
O God, by the passion of your blessed Son you made an instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read Woman, behold your son. Son, behold your mother. (2019) by Drake Dowsett.
Look: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, Albrecht Durer- Source
Listen*: My God, My God (Psalm 22), Brian Moss - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 55; Lamentations 2:1-9; 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11; Mark 12:1-11
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Wednesday in Holy Week
Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read Why Have You Forsaken Me? by Eva Chou (2019).
Look: Good Thief, James B. Janknegt, Unity Hall, Community First! Village, Austin, Texas. - Source | H/T to Art & Theology
Listen*: Remember Me, Andrew Peterson - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 51; Lamentations 1:1-2,6-12; 2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Mark 11:12-25
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Monday in Holy Week
Almighty God, whose dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other that the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise by Walter Wittwer (2019) and join us tonight (Monday) for a conversation about lament.
Look: Maranta Alba-Lineata, from Beautiful Leaved Plants, Edward J. Lowe - Source
Listen*: Hosanna (Be Lifted High), Israel Houghton - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Palm Sunday
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Read Father, Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do by Brian Murphy (written in 2015) and join Brian and me Monday night for a conversation about lament.
Welcome 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: Confederate Truce Flag, Sonya Clark - Source & Monumental Cloth: The Flag We Should Know, Sonya Clark Source
Read about the unassuming white dishtowel used at the end of the Civil War: "The historic object is utterly unassuming, a fringed white linen dishtowel yellowed with age, with three skinny red stripes along its border. And despite the important role it played in ending the bloodiest conflict in our nation’s history, hardly anyone knows it exists.
In comparison, the Confederate battle flag has been slapped on countless commercial goods—one of Clark’s pieces at the Fabric Workshop, Propaganda, offers a written list of 200 items decorated with the Stars and Bars that are available for purchase, including bikinis, bumper stickers, and yoga mats.
That the truce flag has been forgotten while the battle flag has been memorialized—defended as a symbol of Southern heritage, rather than denounced as one of a violent conflict fought in defense of slavery—seemed to Clark an historical imbalance that she could help correct."
Listen*: Stand Up (from Harriet, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Cynthia Erivo - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 137, 144; Exodus 10:21-11:8; 2 Corinthians 4:13-18; Mark 10:46-52
Pray & Do:
Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.
Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.
Welcome 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: The locust invasion is the biggest in Ethiopia and Somalia in 25 years, and the biggest in Kenya in 70 years, according to the FAO, Ben Curtis/AP - Source
Listen*: Deus, Deus meus, respice in me (Psalm 22), Chanticleer (Andrea Gabrieli) - Text & Translation | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 22; Exodus 9:13-35; 2 Corinthians 4:1-12; Mark 10:32-45
Pray & Do: Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Shelterers In The Tube, 1941, Henry Moore - Source
Listen*: Death Be Not Proud, Audrey Assad - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Based on "Holy Sonnets: Death, Be Not Proud" by John Donne
Read**: Psalm 131, 132, 133; Exodus 7:25-8:19; 2 Corinthians 3:7-18; Mark 10:17-31
Pray: Today, choose one more of these prayers from the Book of Common Prayer. Include the specific names of people that come to mind as you pray. You can find a collection of prayers especially meaningful for this time at our church's website,
Do: This week, fast from spending money, and feast on giving alms instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Moses and the Brazen Serpent, Augustus John - Source
Listen*: What Wondrous Love Is This, Blue Highway - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 119:145-176; Exodus 7:8-24; 2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6; Mark 10:1-16
Pray: from "Ash Wednesday" by T.S. Eliot - Source
Do: Fast from spending money. Feast on giving alms instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Cabeza de Cristo, Paulo Medina - Source
Listen*: Rescue Is Coming (B Walk Down Stairs), David Crowder Band - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 121, 122, 123; Exodus 5:1-6:1; 1 Corinthians 14:20-33a,39-40; Mark 9:42-50
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayers of the People (Form VI)
Do: Fast from spending money. Feast on giving alms instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Late May, Deidre Scherer - Source | H/T
Listen*: How Long, How Long, Bill Fay - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 31; Exodus 4:10-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-19; Mark 9:30-41
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: Fast from spending money. Feast on giving alms.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Cow's Skull With Calico Roses, Georgia O'Keefe - Source
Listen*: Ezekiel 2, Ashley Cleveland - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130 ; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Fifth Sunday in Lent
Do: Today's a day to break your fast (at least partially). Enjoy something you've given up, giving thanks to Christ for the abundance we receive from his obedience and great love.
Spend a few moments preparing for the fifth week of Lent.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look:
1. Sheol, Rod Brown - Source
2. Men mourn the death of Freddie Gray in West Baltimore, April 28, 2015. Yunghi Kim/Contact Press Images. - Source
Listen*: I Am King, Ray Hodge - Lyrics & H/T | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 107; Exodus 2:23-3:15; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Mark 9:14-29
Pray & Do:
Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.
Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.
Welcome 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: The Ninth Wave, Ivan Aivazovsky - Source
Listen*: O Nata Lux, Lauridsen, Voces8 - Text& Translation | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 102; Exodus 2:1-22; 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3; Mark 9:2-13
Pray & Do:Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.
Welcome 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: Women Fighting Demons, Caitlin Connolly - Source | H/T
Listen*: Torches, The Oh Hellos - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 69; Exodus 1:6-22; 1 Corinthians 12:12-26; Mark 8:27-9:1
Pray: Today, choose one more of these prayers from the Book of Common Prayer. Include the specific names of people that come to mind as you pray. You can find a collection of prayers especially meaningful for this time at our church's website.
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
Welcome 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: Family At Sundown, Susan Lichtman - Source
Listen*: Learn To Be Still, Eagles - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 101, 109; Genesis 50:15-26; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Mark 8:11-26
Pray: from "Ash Wednesday" by T.S. Eliot - Source
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look:
Drive thru confessions at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland - Source
Fr. Giuseppe Corbari and his congregation in Italy - Source
The Very Rev. Martini Shaw provides the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist, Philadelphia - Source
Fr. Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee at All Angels' Church, NYC - Source
Fr. Brian Murphy at Church of the Apostles, Bridgeport, CT
Listen*: How Beautiful, Twila Paris - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 97, 99, 100; Genesis 49:29-50:14; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; Mark 8:1-10
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayers of the People (Form VI)
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Eucaristía, Nguyen Dinh Dang - Source
Listen*: Prayer of Humble Access, Liturgical Folk - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 89; Genesis 49:1-28; 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1; Mark 7:24-37
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: First Sight, South Africa, Bret Stirton - Source
"This image is part of an essay made as an attempt to tell the story of their lives before surgery, during the operation to regain their sight and after, as they begin to discover light."
Listen*: I Shall Not Want, written by W. David O. Taylor & Paul Zach, performed by Krista Vossler & Andrew Del Rio - Lyrics and Chord Chart attached | YouTube (w/lyrics in the video notes)
Read**: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Fourth Sunday in Lent
Do: Today's a day to break your fast (at least partially). Enjoy something you've given up, giving thanks to Christ for the abundance we receive from his obedience and great love.
Spend a few moments preparing for the fourth week of Lent.
Welcome 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: Damn, Corita Kent - Source
Listen*: Blood, Kendrick Lamar - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 87, 90; Genesis 47:27-48:7; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Mark 7:1-23
Pray & Do:
Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.
Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.
Welcome 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: Days of Rain: Installation, Paul Roorda - Source
Listen*: Drifting Too Far From The Shore, Hank Williams - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 88; Genesis 47:1-26; 1 Corinthians 9:16-27; Mark 6:47-56
Pray & Do:
Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.
Welcome 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: The Border Church / La Iglesia Fronteriza is a nonsectarian Christian ministry centered in the celebration of open-table communion on the U.S.-Mexico border.- Source
Listen*: En Communidad, The Porter's Gate, feat. Diana Gameros - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 83; Genesis 46:1-7,28-34; 1 Corinthians 9:1-15; Mark 6:30-46
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayer For the Human Family
Do: Fast preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Embrace of Peace II, George Tooker - Source
Listen*: Known & Loved, Joel Ansett - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 119:97-120; Genesis 45:16-28; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 6:13-29
Pray: from "Ash Wednesday" by T.S. Eliot - Source
Do: Fast preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
Today's Lectionary Readings**: Psalm 78; Genesis 45:1-15; 1 Corinthians 7:32-40; Mark 6:1-13
Look: The photos above are from our unforgettable 2016 visit to the Hill of Tara.
Listen: Christ Be With Me, The Brilliance - Spotify | YouTube
Pray: “The Lorica [or Breastplate] of St. Patrick"
Do: If you have time to watch a movie today, may I strongly recommend The Secret of Kells?!?
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Issue of Blood, Brian Kershisnik - Source
Study this image to fill in the details of the story. I'd love to hear what you see!
Listen*: Corner Girl, Abigail Washburn - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 80; Genesis 44:18-34; 1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Mark 5:21-43
Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.
Do: Fast preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on hospitable imagination instead.
Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.
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Look: Reclamation, Kirsten Van Mourick - Source
Listen*: Wash Me Clean, Page CXVI - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Third Sunday in Lent
Do: Today's a day to break your fast (at least partially). Enjoy something you've given up, giving thanks to Christ for the abundance we receive from his obedience and great love.
Spend a few moments preparing for the third week of Lent.
Welcome 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: Christ Presented To The People (Ecce Homo), Rembrandt - Source
Listen*: No More Auction Block, Khari Wendell McClelland - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 75, 76; Genesis 43:16-34; 1 Corinthians 7:10-24; Mark 5:1-20
Pray & Do:
Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.
Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.
Welcome 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: Honduran immigrants attempt to cross the Goascorán River and illegally enter El Salvador in Goascorán, Honduras, on October 18, 2018. - Source
Listen*: Sinking Down, Son Volt - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 69; Genesis 43:1-15; 1 Corinthians 7:1-9; Mark 4:35-41
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Compline
Do: Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.
Lent Daybook 2019 (Year C/1)
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Look: The Cry That Will Be Heard, 1969, and Community, 1982, Sister Corita Kent - Source
Listen: “Crucifixus a 8 voci” from Allegri: Miserere, Cantillation, Antony Walker, Brett Weymark - Spotify | YouTube | Latin text & English translation
Read: Psalm 137:1-9; Psalm 144; Jeremiah 31:27-34; Romans 11:25-36; John 12:37-50
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 6).
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Look: Christ and the Sinner, Andrey Mironov - Source
Listen: “Love Is Always There” from Waterdeep, Waterdeep - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 22; Jeremiah 29:1,4-13; Romans 11:13-24; John 12:1-10
Pray: from Jeremiah 29:11
Do: Spend 15 minutes in silence. Reflect prayerfully on the previous week.
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Look: The Waiting Room, George Tooker - Source
Listen: “Something to Believe In”, The New Respects - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 131, 132; Jeremiah 26:1-16; Romans 11:1-12; John 10:19-42
Pray: from Psalm 131
Do: Fast from spending money, and feast on giving alms.
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Look: Agnus Dei, Willem Zijlstra - Source
Listen: Listen: “War Machine”, Bill Fay - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 119:145-176; Jeremiah 25:30-38; Romans 10:14-21; John 10:1-18
Pray: from John 10:16
Do: Fast from spending money, and feast on giving alms.
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Look: The Healing of the Blind Man at Bethsaida, Julia Stankova - Source
Listen: “Amazing Grace” from Spirit of the Century, The Blind Boys of Alabama - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 121, 122, 123; Jeremiah 25:8-17; Romans 10:1-13; John 9:18-41
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from spending money, and feast on giving alms.
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Look: Pennsylvania Coal Town, Edward Hopper - Source
Listen: “Naked as We Came” from Our Endless Numbered Days, Iron & Wine - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 31; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Romans 9:19-33; John 9:1-17
Pray: Collect for Fifth Sunday in Lent, Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from spending money, and feast on giving alms.
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Look: Paper Works, 2017, Myriam Dion - Source
Listen: “No Bad News” from Children Running Through, Patty Griffin - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 107:33-43, 108:1-13; Jeremiah 23:9-15; Romans 9:1-18; John 6:60-71
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 5).
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Look: Leaping Flames, Lyon County, Kansas, 2009, Larry Swarm - Source
Listen: “O Lord Hear My Prayer” from Taizé Reflections, Vol. 1, Various Artists - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 102; Jeremiah 23:1-8; Romans 8:28-39; John 6:52-59
Pray: from Romans 8:31-32
Do: Spend 15 minutes in silence. Reflect prayerfully on the previous week.
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Look: A Grove of 6 Women, Caitlin Connolly - Source
Listen: Listen: “In Labor All Creation Groans” from Lamentations, Bifrost Arts Music - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 69; Jeremiah 22:13-23; Romans 8:12-27; John 6:41-51
Pray: from Romans 8:26
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
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Look: “Forgive Thy Other”, Scott Erickson - Source
Listen: Listen: “Peace (A Communion Song)” from A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band, Rich Mullins - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 101, 109; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Romans 8:1-11; John 6:27-40
Pray: from John 6:33
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
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Look: Jonah Drowning, Caleb Stoltzfus - Source
Listen: “Still Rolling Stones” from Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 97, 99; Jeremiah 17:19-27; Romans 7:13-25; John 6:16-27
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
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Look: Prodigal, Charlie Mackesy - Source
Listen: “Wandering Boy” from Dark Matter, Randy Newman - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 89:1-18; Jeremiah 16:10-21; Romans 7:1-12; John 6:1-15
Pray: Collect for Fourth Sunday in Lent, Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from taking offense. Feast on acts of forgiveness instead.
Look: The Divide (Wallen Ridge State Prison fence), Raymond Thompson, Jr. - Source
Listen: “Come by Here” and “Oh, Wallace” from Freedom Songs: Selma, Alabama (A Documentary Recording by Carl Benkert), Various Artists - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 87, 90; Jeremiah 13:1-11; Romans 6:12-23; John 8:47-59
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 4).
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Look: Atlas, Jan Maris - Source
Listen: “Jesus” from Welcome to the Welcome Wagon, The Welcome Wagon - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 88; Jeremiah 11:1-8,14-20; Romans 6:1-11; John 8:33-47
Pray: from Psalm 88:1-2
Do: Spend 15 minutes in silence. Reflect prayerfully on the previous week.
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Look: Second Adam, Bruce Herman - Source
Listen: “What Wondrous Love Is This” from Getty Kids Hymnal: Family Hymn Sing, Keith & Kristyn Getty - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 42, 43; Jeremiah 10:11-24; Romans 5:12-21; John 8:21-32
Pray: The Lord’s Prayer
Do: Fast from preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
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Look: The Good Samaritan, after Delacroix, Vincent van Gogh - Source
Listen: “There Is A Balm In Gilead” from In Bright Mansions, The Fisk Jubilee Singers - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 119:97-120; Jeremiah 8:18-9:6; Romans 5:1-11; John 8:12-20
Pray: adapted from Romans 5:20
Do: Fast from preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
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Look: Girls in the Windows, Ormond Gigli (New York City, 1960) - Source
Listen: “Hunger” from High as Hope, Florence + The Machine - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 78:1-39; Jeremiah 7:21-34; Romans 4:13-25; John 7:37-52
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
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Look: Central American Immigrant Caravan - Source
Listen: “Summa” from Tavener: The last sleep of the Virgin & Thunder entered her, Arvo Pärt, Chilingirian Quartet - Spotify | YouTube | Definition of “summa”
Read: Psalm 80; Jeremiah 7:1-15; Romans 4:1-12; John 7:14-36
Pray: Collect for Third Sunday in Lent, Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.
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Look: Meteors, 2017, Nicolas Sanchez - Source
Listen: “Abraham” from Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 75, 76; Jeremiah 5:20-31; Romans 3:19-31; John 7:1-13
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 3).
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Look: Cain and Abel, Titian - Source
Listen: “Adagio for Strings, Op. 11” from Barber: Cello Concerto - Medea Suite - Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber, Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 69; Jeremiah 5:1-9; Romans 2:25-3:18; John 5:30-47
Pray: The Lord’s Prayer
Do: Spend 15 minutes in silence. Reflect prayerfully on the previous week.
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Look: Christ of Maryknoll, Franciscan Robert Lentz - Source
Listen: “Stricken, Smitten And Afflicted” from Beginnings, Fernando Ortega - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 71; Jeremiah 4:9-10,19-28; Romans 2:12-24; John 5:19-29
Pray: from John 5:24
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Free For All, Dan Wicz - Source
Listen: “Half Crazy” from Sleeping Operator, The Barr Brothers - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 72; Jeremiah 3:6-18; Romans 1:28-2:11; John 5:1-18
Pray: Prayer of Confession (Rite II), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Immersion 17 (Suspended Sculpture), Kathy Venter - Source
Listen: “Revelator” from Time (The Revelator), Gillian Welch - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics (one explicit word in these lyrics)
Read: Psalm 61, 62; Jeremiah 2:1-13; Romans 1:16-25; John 4:43-54
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Branches With Almond Blossom, Vincent Van Gogh - Source
Listen: “Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV.Presto” from Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1 , Chris Thile - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 56, 57; Jeremiah 1:11-19; Romans 1:1-15; John 4:27-42
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Second Sunday in Lent
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: And the Darkness Has Not Overcome Us, 2017, Shin Maeng - Source
Listen: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 55; Deuteronomy 11:18-28; Hebrews 5:1-10; John 4:1-26
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 2).
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Look: Crossing the Red Sea, Todor Mitrovic - Source
Listen: “The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow” from Shine for All the People, Mike Farris - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 40, 54; Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Hebrews 4:11-16; John 3:22-36
Pray: adapted from Psalm 40:10
Do: Spend 15 minutes in silence. Reflect prayerfully on the previous week.
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Look: Black Cross, Georgia O’Keeffe - Source
Listen: “Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: 1. Prélude” from Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV: 1007-1012, Johann Sebastian Bach, Yo-Yo Ma - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 50; Deuteronomy 9:23-10:5; Hebrews 4:1-10; John 3:16-21
Pray: adapted from John 3:16
Do: Fast from TV / Entertainment this week. Read instead!
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Look: Moses on Mount Sinai, Jean-Leon Gerome - Source
Listen: “Even in the Valley” from Part II, The Silver Pages feat. Mona Reeves - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read:Psalm 119:49-72; Deuteronomy 9:13-21; Hebrews 3:12-19; John 2:23-3:15
Pray: "The Decalogue", Texts for Common Prayer, Anglican Church of North America
Do: Fast from TV / Entertainment this week. Read instead!
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Look: Glory, Roger May - Source
Listen: “Redemption Day” from American VI: Ain’t No Grave, Johnny Cash - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 45; Deuteronomy 9:4-12; Hebrews 3:1-11; John 2:13-22
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast from TV / Entertainment this week. Read instead!
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Look: Jésucristo, retablo of Jesus Christ, Juanito Jimenez - Source
Listen: “Agnus Dei” from He Will Not Cry Out, Bifrost Arts Music (feat. Timbre Cierpke) - Spotify | YouTube | Text
Read: Psalm 41, 52; Deuteronomy 8:11-20; Hebrews 2:11-18; John 2:1-12
Pray: Collect for First Sunday in Lent, Book of Common Prayer,
Do: Fast from TV / Entertainment this week. Read instead!
Lent Daybook 2018 (Year B/2)
Lent Daybook 2017 (Year A/1)
MAGYARKANIZSA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 07: An aid worker distributes bread and supplies to migrants at a transition camp September 7, 2015 in Magyarkanizsa, Serbia. Thousands of migrants crossed into Hungary today from Serbia near the town of Horgas. Since the beginning of 2015 the number of migrants using the so-called 'Balkans route' has exploded with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary. The number of people leaving their homes in war torn countries such as Syria, marks the largest migration of people since World War II. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Lent Daybook 2016 (Year C/2)
A refugee prepares to hand over a toddler to a volunteer lifeguard as a half-sunken catamaran carrying around 150 refugees, most of them Syrians, arrives after crossing part of the Aegean sea from Turkey on the Greek island of Lesbos, October 30, 2015. There were no casaulties amongst the refugees who were travelling on the catamaran, according to a Reuters witness. The death toll from drownings at sea has mounted recently as weather in the Aegean has taken a turn for the worse, turning wind-whipped sea corridors into deadly passages for thousands of refugees crossing from Turkey to Greece. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1TXDI
