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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).
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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).
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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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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.
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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Click through the title link to see the full post.
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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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Click through the title link to see the full post.
Look: Second Line, Steve Prince - Source
Listen: “Second Line (Live)” from A New Orleans Street Parade: Live in Paris, The Imperial Brass Funeral Jazz Band - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 30; Deuteronomy 7:17-26; Titus 3:1-15; John 1:43-51
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 1).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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