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Look: Meteors, 2017, Nicolas Sanchez - Source
Listen: “Abraham” from Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 75, 76; Jeremiah 5:20-31; Romans 3:19-31; John 7:1-13
Pray & Do: Read, reflect, and repent with An American Lent (Week 3).
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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: Christ of Maryknoll, Franciscan Robert Lentz - Source
Listen: “Stricken, Smitten And Afflicted” from Beginnings, Fernando Ortega - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 71; Jeremiah 4:9-10,19-28; Romans 2:12-24; John 5:19-29
Pray: from John 5:24
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Free For All, Dan Wicz - Source
Listen: “Half Crazy” from Sleeping Operator, The Barr Brothers - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 72; Jeremiah 3:6-18; Romans 1:28-2:11; John 5:1-18
Pray: Prayer of Confession (Rite II), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Immersion 17 (Suspended Sculpture), Kathy Venter - Source
Listen: “Revelator” from Time (The Revelator), Gillian Welch - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics (one explicit word in these lyrics)
Read: Psalm 61, 62; Jeremiah 2:1-13; Romans 1:16-25; John 4:43-54
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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Look: Branches With Almond Blossom, Vincent Van Gogh - Source
Listen: “Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV.Presto” from Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1 , Chris Thile - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 56, 57; Jeremiah 1:11-19; Romans 1:1-15; John 4:27-42
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Second Sunday in Lent
Do: Fast replacement symbols for language - emojis and social media “likes” - and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.
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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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Look: Crossing the Red Sea, Todor Mitrovic - Source
Listen: “The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow” from Shine for All the People, Mike Farris - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 40, 54; Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Hebrews 4:11-16; John 3:22-36
Pray: adapted from Psalm 40:10
Do: Spend 15 minutes in silence. Reflect prayerfully on the previous week.
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Look: Black Cross, Georgia O’Keeffe - Source
Listen: “Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: 1. Prélude” from Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV: 1007-1012, Johann Sebastian Bach, Yo-Yo Ma - Spotify | YouTube
Read: Psalm 50; Deuteronomy 9:23-10:5; Hebrews 4:1-10; John 3:16-21
Pray: adapted from John 3:16
Do: Fast from TV / Entertainment this week. Read instead!
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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: Glory, Roger May - Source
Listen: “Redemption Day” from American VI: Ain’t No Grave, Johnny Cash - Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
Read: Psalm 45; Deuteronomy 9:4-12; Hebrews 3:1-11; John 2:13-22
Pray: Prayers of the People (Form VI), Book of Common Prayer
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: 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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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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