Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayer. Click through the link to see the full post.
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: 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: 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: 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!
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Look: The Washing of the Feet, Cerezo Barredo - Source
Listen: “Come and Listen” from A Collision, David Crowder Band - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 32; Deuteronomy 7:12-16; Titus 2:1-15; John 1:35-42
Pray: adapted from Psalm 32:8
Do: Sit in silence for 5 minutes, praying only the Jesus Prayer
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Look: Ecco Homo, J Kirk Richards - Source
Listen: “Messiah: Part the Second: No. 22 Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God”, Handel Messiah, The Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra - Spotify | YouTube | Text
Read: Psalm 37:1-18; Deuteronomy 7:6-11; Titus 1:1-16; John 1:29-34
Pray: adapted from John 1:32, 34
Do: Sit in silence for 5 minutes, praying only the Jesus Prayer
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Look: Examen III, Marissa Voytenko - Source
Listen: "Ash Wednesday's Early Morn" from Lent, Liturgical Folk - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Pray: Collect for Ash Wednesday, Book of Common Prayer
Do: Attend an Ash Wednesday service.
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For an introduction read this post: Advent Daybook explained. You can see previous Advent daybook 2018 posts here.
Look: Annunciation, 1610, El Greco
Listen: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” from Medieval Christmas, Kemper Crabb
Read: Genesis 49:10, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:20b-23, Luke 1:46-55
Pray: “Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.”
Do: Bless someone you know who’s had a difficult year with a secret gift.
Read MoreAn 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: Frieze of Prophets, North Wall, 1895, John Singer Sargent
Listen: “Let All Mortal Flesh” from Salvation Is Created, Bifrost Arts Music
Read: Psalm 119:25-48, Isaiah 6:1-13, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, John 7:53-8:11
Pray & Do: Talk with someone about the word or phrase that inspired or puzzled you from today’s Scripture readings.
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