Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: First Sight, South Africa, Bret Stirton - Source

"This image is part of an essay made as an attempt to tell the story of their lives before surgery, during the operation to regain their sight and after, as they begin to discover light."

Listen*: I Shall Not Want, written by W. David O. Taylor & Paul Zach, performed by Krista Vossler & Andrew Del Rio - Lyrics and Chord Chart attached | YouTube (w/lyrics in the video notes)

Read**: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Fourth Sunday in Lent

Do: Today's a day to break your fast (at least partially). Enjoy something you've given up, giving thanks to Christ for the abundance we receive from his obedience and great love.

Spend a few moments preparing for the fourth week of Lent.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Damn, Corita Kent - Source

Listen*: Blood, Kendrick Lamar - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 87, 90; Genesis 47:27-48:7; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Mark 7:1-23

Pray & Do:

Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.

Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Days of Rain: Installation, Paul Roorda - Source

Listen*: Drifting Too Far From The Shore, Hank Williams - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 88; Genesis 47:1-26; 1 Corinthians 9:16-27; Mark 6:47-56

Pray & Do:

Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: The Border Church / La Iglesia Fronteriza is a nonsectarian Christian ministry centered in the celebration of open-table communion on the U.S.-Mexico border.- Source

Listen*: En Communidad, The Porter's Gate, feat. Diana Gameros - Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 83; Genesis 46:1-7,28-34; 1 Corinthians 9:1-15; Mark 6:30-46

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayer For the Human Family

Do: Fast preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Embrace of Peace II, George Tooker - Source

Listen*: Known & Loved, Joel Ansett - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 119:97-120; Genesis 45:16-28; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 6:13-29

Pray: from "Ash Wednesday" by T.S. Eliot - Source

Do: Fast preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on a hospitable imagination instead.

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Today's Lectionary Readings**: Psalm 78; Genesis 45:1-15; 1 Corinthians 7:32-40; Mark 6:1-13

Look: The photos above are from our unforgettable 2016 visit to the Hill of Tara.

Listen: Christ Be With Me, The Brilliance - Spotify | YouTube

Pray: “The Lorica [or Breastplate] of St. Patrick"

Do: If you have time to watch a movie today, may I strongly recommend The Secret of Kells?!?

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Issue of Blood, Brian Kershisnik - Source

Study this image to fill in the details of the story. I'd love to hear what you see!

Listen*: Corner Girl, Abigail Washburn - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 80; Genesis 44:18-34; 1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Mark 5:21-43

Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.

Do: Fast preconceived notions (judgments). Feast on hospitable imagination instead.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Reclamation, Kirsten Van Mourick - Source

Listen*: Wash Me Clean, Page CXVI - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Third Sunday in Lent

Do: Today's a day to break your fast (at least partially). Enjoy something you've given up, giving thanks to Christ for the abundance we receive from his obedience and great love.

Spend a few moments preparing for the third week of Lent.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Christ Presented To The People (Ecce Homo), Rembrandt - Source

Listen*: No More Auction Block, Khari Wendell McClelland - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 75, 76; Genesis 43:16-34; 1 Corinthians 7:10-24; Mark 5:1-20

Pray & Do:

Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.

Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Honduran immigrants attempt to cross the Goascorán River and illegally enter El Salvador in Goascorán, Honduras, on October 18, 2018. - Source

Listen*: Sinking Down, Son Volt - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 69; Genesis 43:1-15; 1 Corinthians 7:1-9; Mark 4:35-41

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Compline

Do: Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Beloved, Tim Lowly - Source

Listen*: Come Healing (Leonard Cohen cover), Elayna Boynton - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 70, 71; Genesis 42:29-38; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Mark 4:21-34

Pray: from The Book of Common Prayer, The Prayer For Quiet Confidence

Do: Fast emojis and social media symbols. Feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds, Vincent Van Gogh - Source

Listen*: The Sower’s Song, Andrew Peterson - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 72; Genesis 42:18-28; 1 Corinthians 5:9-6:8; Mark 4:1-20

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, from the Order for Compline

Do: Fast social media symbols. Feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Civil rights 18-year-old activist, Elizabeth Victoria Spencer, is carried away by police during a protest against segregation, August 7, 1963, AFP / Getty Images - Source

Listen*: God Is, Kanye West - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 61, 62; Genesis 42:1-17; 1 Corinthians 5:1-8; Mark 3:19b-35

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayers of the People (Form VI)

Do: Fast from emojis and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Rainbow - VM, Adrie Bos - Source

Listen*: Nothing to Fear, The Porter's Gate - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 56, 57; Genesis 41:46-57; 1 Corinthians 4:8-21; Mark 3:7-19a

Pray: The Lord's Prayer - Adapted from this source.

Do: Fast from emojis and feast on the language of lament and amazement instead.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: The Promise, Renáta Fucíková

Illustration from the book Stories from the Old Testament, published in France and the Czech Republic. - [H/T: Art & Theology]

Listen*: I Am Sure I Shall See The Goodness Of The Lord, Taizé - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Second Sunday in Lent

Do: Today's a day to break your fast (at least partially). Enjoy something you've given up, giving thanks to Christ for the abundance we receive from his obedience and great love.

Spend a few moments preparing for the second week of Lent.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40+ days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Elijah and Ladonte (Jubilee), Flour exhibit - Sedrick Huckaby

Listen*: Take My Hand, Lead Me On, Sister Gertrude Morgan - Spotify | YouTube

Read a brief bio of Sister Gertrude Morgan at the National Gallery website here.

Read**: Psalm 55; Genesis 41:1-13; 1 Corinthians 4:1-7; Mark 2:23-3:6

Pray &Do:

Each week during Lent, we will devote Saturdays to connecting with An American Lent from The Repentance Project. It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, and in His kindness and provision for reconciliation, He invites us to make confession and ask for forgiveness on behalf of not only ourselves but our forefathers and mothers. We carry a heavy load of guilt and grief in our nation as a result of centuries of grievous sin and unrelenting injustice against African Americans.

Go here to download a PDF or subscribe to receive daily reflections from An American Lent.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: We're Hurting, Rachel Means - Source

Listen*: 40 - Live, U2 - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 40, 54; Genesis 40:1-23; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Mark 2:13-22

Pray & Do:Traditionally, the Church sets aside Lenten Fridays, the weekday of Jesus’ crucifixion, to abstain from eating meat or to a partial (one meal) or whole fast (24 hours without solid food). You can read more about this tradition and its spiritual implications here, here, or here.

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Le Baiser de Judas (The Kiss of Judas), Arcabas - Source

Listen*: Psalm 50, Seraphim Bit-Kharibi- Spotify | YouTube

You might also enjoy this beautiful live version of the chant. Take a moment to read a bit more about Father Seraphim here.

Read**: Psalm 50; Genesis 39:1-23; 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:15; Mark 2:1-12

Pray: I wrote a confession and petition based on today's Psalm for us to pray today.

From Psalm 50:1-7,16-17, 22-23 (MSG)

Do: This week, fast from television (or another form of entertainment). Feast on reading instead!

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Ancient Egyptian scene inside the head of a needle, Mykola Syadristy, a Ukrainian artist known as the “master of miniature art.” The Micro Wonder Museum, located just 30 minutes north of central Budapest, is a grand collection of miniature art so tiny you can only see it through the lens of a microscope. - Source

Listen*: Justice Delivers Its Death, Sufjan Stevens - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 119:49-72; Genesis 37:25-36; 1 Corinthians 2:1-13; Mark 1:29-45

Pray: from 1 Corinthians 2:9-10a, TEV - Source

Do: This week, fast from television (or another form of entertainment). Feast on reading instead!

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Welcome to a Lent daybook for these 40 days of prayerful repentance.

Is this your first time to practice Lent? Here's a simple introduction.

Look: Polychrome Warm and Cool, Herbert Bayer - Source

Listen*: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, Michael Kiwanuka - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read**: Psalm 45; Genesis 37:12-24; 1 Corinthians 1:20-31; Mark 1:14-28

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Prayers of the People (Form VI)

Do: Fast TV / Entertainment this week. Feast on reading instead!

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