A Booklet of Randomised Psalms
For those who want to pray with the Psalms, but find reading them 1,2,3… a bit of a plod, and/or are mystified by the Common Worship Lectionary cycle.
Psalms
“Praying the Daily Office and the Psalms”
The Church’s pattern of prayer today is a simplification of the eight-fold monastic daily office associated with Psalm 119 v164 “Seven times a day I praise you” and v62 “At midnight I rise to give you thanks”.
“Pilgrimage: Prayer on the Way”
“Pilgrimage is an opportunity to reflect on the journey of our lives, and on our journey homewards to God.” – Devon Pilgrim guidance on the St Boniface Way
“Praying with a prayer-phrase: Maranatha and the Psalms”
Repeating a short phrase over and over can be a helpful way of holding the surface mind’s attention while the soul encounters God in the depths.
A Month of Psalms
A booklet of psalms that can be recited day by day each month, set to simple psalm chants.
Psalmathon
St Peter’s day on 29 June 2020, Exeter Cathedral held a Psalmathon – reading all 150 Psalms in about 8 hours.
“Springs in the Desert” for ViaMedia.News
O wilderness God, I do not ask to avoid the journey and the struggle. Only help me to trust that you are always beside me holding my hand fast in yours, even when all seems dark and dry, and that you will lead me to a place of refreshment, and blessing at the end. Amen.
Sonic branding and the Daily Office
I’ve been watching some of the highlights of the Euro2012 football tournament. The online clips, at least on the BBC website, all start with the flowery Euro2012 logo and a burst of five notes ba-da-ba-bup-ba.