Category: lent
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Sunrise
Psalm 142 / 143 Lord, hear my prayer; in your truth give ear to my supplication, and in your justice hear me. Do not enter into judgement with your servant, for in your sight no one living can be justified. For the enemy pursued my soul; humbled my life to the ground; made me dwell…
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Liturgy Begins
The content is a recitation of Psalm 102/103, praising the Lord for His mercy, compassion, and forgiveness. It emphasizes the infinite mercy and justice of the Lord, encouraging all to bless Him. The Psalm reflects on the frailty of humanity but emphasizes the enduring nature of God’s mercy for those who fear Him.
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Here in the Dark
The Psalm 87/88 laments the suffering and abandonment experienced by the speaker, expressing a deep sense of despair and isolation. The speaker pleads to God for mercy and questions the purpose of suffering and whether it allows for praise. The psalm raises profound existential questions in the face of adversity.
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First Things First
The video presents Psalm 62 / 63 in Hebrew or Greek, expressing longing for God’s mercy and rejoicing in His presence. The psalmist finds refuge in God, contrasting the fate of those who seek to harm them.
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Bully for you.
The Psalm 37/38 expresses deep despair and suffering, seeking God’s mercy and help in times of trouble. It describes physical and emotional pain, betrayal by friends, and persecution by enemies. The psalmist pleads for God’s intervention and expresses hope in divine salvation, despite overwhelming adversity.
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Rest in Peace
The content features a YouTube video and a Psalm 103 (104 MT) excerpt, emphasizing the magnificence of the Lord in nature. It also includes a prayer from the Optina Elders, seeking guidance and peace in all circumstances. The resources mentioned delve into the numbering of Psalms and dragon imagery in the Bible.
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In Wisdom All Things
The content features a YouTube video and a Psalm 103 (104 MT) excerpt, emphasizing the magnificence of the Lord in nature. It also includes a prayer from the Optina Elders, seeking guidance and peace in all circumstances. The resources mentioned delve into the numbering of Psalms and dragon imagery in the Bible.
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7LW: Unneeded Substitution
Today you will be with me in Paradise. TODAY WAS A BIT of a rough one for me: it began at 4AM with the news that my mom was in the hospital (but somewhat ok as compared to last night). Getting to work I was alerted to the news that one of seven speakers I…
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7LW: שמע
Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit. WITHIN THE JEWISH TRADITION the last prayer one says before dying is called the Shema (or Sh’ma) : שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ יי אֶחָֽד Hear, Israel, the Lord our God: the Lord is one. The recitation of this line of scripture, along with some other passages of…
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7LW: What’s Finished?
This essay is an edited version of last year’s post. I seem to be. on the same track this year. It is finished. Perelandra Is CS Lewis’ brilliant and engaging meditation on the Fall. It takes place on Venus in the 1940s where God is making a new race of persons and they are again…
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7LW: MOAR
I thirst. T HIS SIMPLE REQUEST of Jesus pulls many into theological arabesques. What is Jesus thristing for? For our faith! For our love! For souls to heal and bring to heaven! None of that is in the text, of course: they arise from meditation on the text as does this essay. Jesus, having hung…
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7LW: Woman
Woman, behold your son.Behold Your Mother. WE HAD A GUEST show up at our homeless ministry. It was her first time. She seemed a little out of it. She seemed more than a little confused. We fed her. Then we closed our doors, as we do at a certain time, and folks left. Guests usually…
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7LW: Feelings
My God, My God why hast Thou forsaken me. CAN GOD FORSAKE HIMSELF or can he be forsaken by himself? It always seems that this verse gets called out to prove that Jesus didn’t see himself as God – or that the earliest Christians didn’t see him as God. Then, sometimes, this verse gets thrown…
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St Mary of Egypt
THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER, Mary of Egypt is not well known in the west although her feast day is the same day on both Eastern and Western calendars. She is commemorated today, 1 April. Her life is read liturgically in the Byzantine and Orthodox churches at Matins for the Thursday of the 5th week…
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7LW: Messy
Behold Your Mother. BY WAY OF disclaimer, this admission: Pope Francis has stepped out to consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and this seems to me a good thing. As the Pope is the Vicar of Christ, the whole world is his See, and he can make Eucharist with all that…
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