Lent Daybook, 34: The Cry That Will Be Heard

Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Click through the link to see the full post.

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).

Lent Daybook, 28: Bad News

Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Click through the link to see the full post.

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).

Lent Daybook, 22: Come By Here

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).

Lent Daybook, 17: Right Judgment

Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Click through the title link to see the full post.

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.

On the Fourth Day of Christmas: Away From the Manger for the Feast of Holy Innocents

Christmas, Peace & JusticeTamara Hill MurphyDecember 28, 2018Christmastide 2018, [Look.Listen.Pray.Do.], refugees, video, justice

Advent Daybook, 19: O Clavis David (Key of David)

An Advent daybook for these 24 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

For an introduction read this post: Advent Daybook explained. You can see previous Advent daybook 2018 posts here.

Look: Religion In Prison, 2002-03, Serge Levy (source)

Listen: “O Holy Night / Hallelujah” from Oh For Joy, David Crowder Band

Read: Isaiah 22:22-23, 9:2-7, Revelation 3:7, 11-12, Matthew 16:13-19

Pray: “O come, O Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery.”

Do: Get involved with Equal Justice Initiative (or a similar organization).

Advent Daybook, 12: Trust and Do Good

An Advent daybook for these 24 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

For an introduction read this post: Advent Daybook explained. You can see previous Advent daybook 2018 posts here.

Look: A violinist plays in the rubble of Jonah’s tomb, Muhammad Hamed (source)

Listen: “Carol of the Birds” from Christmas Songs, Fernando Ortega

Read: Psalm 37, Isaiah 7:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Luke 22:1-13

Pray: “God of timeless grace, you fill us with joyful expectation. Make us ready for the message that prepares the way, that with uprightness of heart and holy joy we may eagerly await the kingdom of your Son, Jesus Christ, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.” (Revised Common Lectionary Prayers)

Do: Help Syrian farmers dig out from war and drought.

Advent Daybook, 3: Arise, O Lord

An Advent daybook for these 24 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

For an introduction read this post: Advent Daybook explained. You can see previous Advent daybook 2018 posts here.

Look: JR, Gigantic Picnic at the US-Mexico Border Fence, 2018 (source)

Listen: "Rise Up" from Lamentations, Bifrost Arts Music

Read: Psalm 10 - 11, Isaiah 1:21-31, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Luke 20:9-18

Pray: The Lord’s Prayer

Do: Place a nativity set where you’ll be able to see it daily during Advent. If you own more than one, consider combining them all into a caravan.