Look: The Body of Christ, Caitlin Connolly - Source
Listen*: Jesus Shall Reign, Holy City Hymns - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Ezekiel 34:11-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28; Matthew 25:31-46
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Christ the King
Do: Advent begins next Sunday! Read last week's post where I share a bunch of exciting Advent news with you: 3 places to be together this Advent!
Read MoreLook: Behold the Celestial Bridegroom, Niklaos Gyzis - Source
Listen*: In Our Darkness, Taiźe (Scottish Festival Singers) - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Zephaniah 1:7,12-18; Psalm 90; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 25:14-30
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Advent begins in two weeks! Read yesterday's post where I share a bunch of exciting Advent news with you: 3 places to be together this Advent
Read MoreLook: Primavera III, Malgorzata Chodakowska - Source
Listen*: Keep Your Lamps, Cantus - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Twenty-Third Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Invite your friends to subscribe to Daybook Meditations for Advent!
Read MoreLook: All Saints icon, Unknown (Source)
Listen*: For All The Saints, RYM Worship - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Revelation 7:9-17; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Matthew 5:1-12
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for All Saints' Day
Do: Listen to Malcolm Guite's sonnet for this day, and then read the words out loud on your own. All Saints.
Read MoreLook: Uğur Gallenkuş - (Source )
Listen*: We Will Make No Peace With Oppression, The Porter's Gate - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Exodus 22:21-27; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Twenty-First Sunday After The Pentecost
Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Withholding Judgment and is written by Br. David Vryhof (a real-life monk whom I've met and learned from in real life!).
Read MoreLook: Square C. Fourier, Project management: City of Vitry-sur-Seine (Source)
Listen*: Simple Gifts, Yo-Yo Ma & Alison Krauss - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Malachi 3:6-12; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Withholding Judgment and is written by Br. David Vryhof (a real-life monk whom I've met and learned from in real life!).
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Twentieth Sunday After The Pentecost
Read MoreLook: Francis of Assisi (Source)
Listen*: All Creatures of Our God and King, Rain for Roots - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 3:14-21; Matthew 21:33-44
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Eighteenth Sunday After The Pentecost & the Collect for the Feast Day of Saint Francis
Do: Read Canticle of the Sun (or Praise of the Creatures), preferably outside in a place where you can say it out loud without feeling too silly. I suspect Francis would encourage us to just get over feeling silly anyway!
Read MoreLook: The Return, James B. Janknegt (Source)
Listen**: Psalm 25, Red Rocks Worship - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube (cover)
Read**: Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Psalm 25; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Seventeenth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Praying the Psalms and is written by (the wonderful!) Ted Wueste.
Read MoreLook: Fall Sunflowers, Helen Gotlib (Source)
Listen*: Dead Horse, Andy Squyres Lyrics at Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103; Romans 14:5-12; Matthew 18:21-35
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Fifteenth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Praying the Psalms and is written by (the wonderful!) Ted Wueste.
Read MoreLook: Jonah Under His Gourd, Maarten Van Heemskerck (Source)
Listen*: People, Jonathan McReynolds Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Jonah 3:10—4:11; Psalm 145; Philippians 1:21-27; Matthew 20:1-16
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Sixteenth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Praying the Psalms and is written by (the wonderful!) Ted Wueste.
Read MoreLook: Wind, Denis Sarazhin - (Source) (H/T: Art & Theology)
Listen*: Instrument of Peace, (new release!) The Porter's Gate - Lyrics | Spotifylyric | YouTube
Read**: Ezekiel 33:1-11; Psalm 119:33-48; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 18:15-20
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Fourteenth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Praying the Psalms and is written by (the wonderful!) Ted Wueste.
Read MoreLook: Cup of Suffering, Nicholas Mynheer (Source)
Listen*: Your Will Be Done (Acoustic), City Alight - Spotify | YouTube w/ lyrics
Read**: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:21-27
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Thirteenth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Self-Care and is written by (the wonderful!) Genalin Niere-Metcalf.
Read MoreLook: The Repentant Saint Peter (1820-1824), Francisco Goya (Source)
Listen*: Jesus, With Thy Church Abide, Indelible Grace (Andrew Osenga) - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 11:25-36; Matthew 16:13-20
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Twelfth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Self-Care and is written by (the wonderful!) Genalin Niere-Metcalf.
Read MoreLook: Christ with the Canaanite Woman and Her Daughter (1909), Henry Ossawa Tanner (Source)
Listen*: Healed in Christ, Sarah Hart - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 15:21-28
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Eleventh Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Self-Care and is written by (the wonderful!) Genalin Niere-Metcalf.
Read MoreLook: Israel (2011), Mike Moyers (Source)
Listen*: Come O Thou Traveller Unknown, written by Charles Wesley, performed by Maddy Prior & The Carnival - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Ninth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read the lyrics from today's music as a prayer. What longing do you carry that feels desperate enough to wrestle with God?
Read MoreLook: World's Smallest Seed, James B. Janknegt (Source)
Listen*: Field, Keaton Henson (feat. Ren Ford) - Spotify | YouTube
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Eighth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Rest and is written by (the wonderful!) Adele Ahlberg Calhoun.
Read MoreLook: The Weeders, by Jules Breton (Source)
Listen*: Your Love Endures, Darren and Jessie Clarke - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Psalm 86; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 13:24-30,34-43
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Seventh Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Rest and is written by (the wonderful!) Adele Ahlberg Calhoun.
Read MoreLook: Miriam's Song, Laura James (Source)
Listen*: Everybody Wants Freedom, Demonstrators at March in Selma - Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:1-21; Romans 7:21-8:6; Matthew 11:25-30
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Fifth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Read this month’s issue of Silencio, a spiritual formation resource from the organization I belong to as a Spiritual Director. This month’s thematic focus is Rest and is written by (the wonderful!) Adele Ahlberg Calhoun.
Read MoreLook: Landscape, Jian Chong Min (Source)
Listen*: In Peace, Matt Searles, feat. Janice Cowherd - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Fourth Sunday After The Pentecost
Do: Today's gospel reading invites us into the tension of work and rest. Spend some time this week meditating and praying from the passage.
Also, consider joining us for 3 (online) contemplative retreats this summer to hear God's invitation for the large work and the smallest acts for contending for peace and justice.
The first mini-retreat is this Tuesday, June 30!
You can find all the registration details here.
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