Lent daybook, 3: make for us gods

My Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Join me, won't you? (see previous Lent daybook 2016 posts here)

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look

Babel Tower by Shirin Abedinirad - source

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read

Exodus 6:9 / Acts 7:35-42

Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. / This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, "Who made you a ruler and a judge?"—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, "God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers." This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us.

Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,saying to Aaron, "Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

“‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?' "

all readings for the day: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Exodus 6:1-13; Acts 7:35-42

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pray

Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.(source)

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listen

Kyrie by Bifrost Arts

( I invite you to listen with me to my ever-evolving Lent playlist & Lent Spirituals playlist)

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do

Fully observe the Sabbath during Lent, from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Unplug, rest, play and pray.

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(see all Lent daybook posts from 2015 here)