A Thanksgiving Liturgy from Christine Sine on Godspace blog…HERE.
Thanksgiving Prayer from Walter Brueggemann
The witnesses tell of your boundless generosity,
and their telling is compelling to us:
You give your world to call the worlds into being;
You give your sovereign rule to emancipate the slaves and the oppressed;
You give your commanding fidelity to form your own people;
You give your life for the life of the world...
broken bread that feeds,
poured out wine and binds and heals.
You give...we receive...and are thankful.
We begin this day in gratitude,
thanks that is a match for your self-giving,
gratitude in gifts offered,
gratitude in tales told,
gratitude in lives lived.
Gratitude willed, but no so readily lived,
held back by old wounds turned to powerful resentment,
slowed by early fears become vague anxiety,
restrained by self-sufficiency in a can-do arrogance,
blocked by amnesia unable to recall gifts any longer.
Do this yet. Create innocent spaces for us this day
for the gratitude we intend.
In thankfulness,
we will give,
we will tell,
we will live,
your gift through us to gift the world. Amen
~ Walter Brueggemann, Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann (Fortress Press, 2002)
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A Thanksgiving Liturgy & a Prayer from Walter Brueggemann...
Monday, December 16, 2013
“O Antiphons” Begin December 17
Since the eighth century the O Antiphons have been used by many liturgical Christian traditions during vespers the last seven days of Advent (December 17-23). These O Antiphons became the basis for the popular Christmas carol, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”
“Their predominant theme is messianic, stressing the hope of the Savior's coming. Jesus is invoked by various titles, mainly taken from the prophet Isaiah. The sequence progresses historically, from the beginning, before creation, to the very gates of Bethlehem….In their structure, each of the seven antiphons follows the same pattern, resembling a traditional liturgical prayer. Each O Antiphon begins with an invocation of the expected Messiah, followed by praise of him under one of his particular titles. Each ends with a petition for God's people, relevant to the title by which he is addressed, and the cry for him to ‘Come’.”
(Jeanne Kun, “Praising the Names of Jesus: The Antiphons of Advent”)
You can read the entire description of the “O Antiphons” by Jeanne Kun...HERE.
A couple years ago I posted an “O Antiphons Litany” for Advent on the Prayers and Creeds blog. You can check it out...HERE.
Other Resources:
Extended liturgies for the O Antiphons
The Antiphons of Advent (Readings & meditations for each day)
Contemporary translation on Everyday Liturgy
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Preparing for Advent :: 2013
The first Sunday of Advent arrives the Sunday after Thanksgiving…Sunday, December 1. Here is my sixth annual blog post of resources and links in preparation for the Advent season. For those of you who have followed my blog in Advents past, there’s not a whole lot new here. But, I will pass on additional resources and links as I discover them. Please share any additional Advent resources or ideas that have been helpful to you in comments to this blog post.
I have often shared my frustration with reflections of the church calendar seasons that only center around a Northern Hemisphere experience and context. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking them. It’s just that there is a void of reflections, prayers and liturgies from a Southern Hemisphere experience. For example, many Advent reflections often parallel the darkness and waiting of winter, while down here in the Southern Hemisphere summer is upon us and we are enjoying more light and new life. If any of my Southern Hemisphere friends would like to share reflections on Advent from a spring and summer perspective, let me know. I’d love to initiate and compile some reflections on this!
Below if the list of Advent resources and books. Just click on the website or book title to check it out…
CRI/Voice - The Season of Advent: Anticipation and Hope
This is a helpful introduction and summary of Advent.
GodSpace Blog
This Advent Christine Sine will host a blog series, “Coming Home: Uncovering Our Roots in the Advent Story.“ It will include blog posts and reflections from a variety of contributors.
You can also like the Advent Facebook page...HERE.
Ignatian Spirituality Advent Resources
This page includes a variety of resources, including an Advent Retreat booklet based on Ignatian contemplative and prayer practices.
Sacred Space for Advent Online Retreat 2013
Songs for Advent
A couple years ago I discovered this Advent worship digital download. It quickly became a favorite!
Book of Common Prayer Daily Scripture Readings for Advent
(Year Two - 2013/2014)
Revised Common Lectionary Sunday Scripture Readings for Advent
(Year A - 2013/2014)
Praying Advent
Creighton University’s Online Ministries offers a selection of materials to help people prayerfully enter into Advent, from short prayers to longer reflections and retreats.
Sojourners Top Ten Advent Resources (2012)
Books
The following are a few Advent books I have used in the past or will be using this year.
Sounding the Seasons: Seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year
By Malcolm Guite
I recently discovered this book of sonnets and poetry for the liturgical year. Looking forward to using it beginning this Advent.
Through the Advent Door: Entering a Contemplative Christmas
By Jan L. Richardson
This is a new one for me that I plan to use this Advent. Jan Ricardson has another Advent book called, Night Visions: Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas.
Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent
By Enuma Okoro
This was published last year and focuses on waiting and longing of Elizabeth and Zechariah.
Monastery Journey to Christmas
By Brother Victor-Antoine D’Avila-Latourrette
I purchased this book a couple years ago and it quickly became a favorite!
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas
This is a great compilation of readings from both classic and contemporary writers.
Waiting for the Light: An Advent Devotional
Christine Sine & Mustard Seed Associates have put together a book of reflections, liturgies, and prayers posted on Godspace blog in years past.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
This month I have been breaking in my new Kindle with the prayer book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro. While these liturgies are best prayed and shared in community, I have also found them to be a valuable and enriching way to begin my mornings alone. Here is a sample that was included in this morning’s liturgy…
Lord, enable us today to see our neighbor in those whom the world rejects — the guilt-ridden, the foreigner, the unprotected, and the refugee. Open our eyes and make us present to these neighbors both in our various expressions of community and in the wider world. Amen.
Co-compiler, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, recently wrote an article in "Christianity Today" sharing how the practice and rhythms of liturgy have enriched and formed his life and the community he is a part of. You can check out the article here…
Joining the Eternal Song
How liturgical prayer is saving our community from burnout
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/may/joiningeternalsong.html
You can also check out the Common Prayer website here:
http://commonprayer.net/
Thursday, February 10, 2011
An Evening Prayer
Each Thursday night our community continues to go through the Evening Prayers written by Christine Sine in the prayer book, Light for the Journey. Here is a portion of the Evening Prayer liturgy we prayed tonight.
As this night descends, Christ be with us.
Be in our hearts and in our minds,
Be in our souls and in our spirits,
Be in our thoughts and in our dreams.
As the night descends, Christ be our friend and our companion.
Show us the love only you can give,
Show us the light only you can provide,
Show us the wholeness only you can reveal,
As this night descends, Christ surround us.
Circle us with your presence,
Keep protection near and danger far,
Bring us the assurance of your love.
The God of life with guarding hold you;
The loving Christ with guarding fold you;
The Holy Spirit, guarding mould you;
Each night of life to aid, enfold you;
Each day and night of life, uphold you.
Christ our protector, guard us this night.
We commit our bodies, and our spirits into your hands.
Christ our companion, shield us this night fill us with your peace,
May your Cross keep us from harm and protect us as we sleep.
Christ our rescuer, bring us this night to the nearness of your love.
The peace of the Creator of joy be yours,
The peace of the Christ of hope be yours,
The peace of the Spirit of grace be yours,
The peace of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be yours,
The peace of all peace be yours this night and evermore.
Taken from: Light for the Journey: Morning and Evening Prayers for Living Into God’s World by Chrisine Sine. (“Christ and the Call to Love and Compassion,” Evening Prayer)
To read a little more, click here:
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
A Morning Prayer for Sabbath
The below prayer is a portion of a morning prayer liturgy for Sabbath (Living Into a Resurrection-Created World). It is taken from the book Light for the Journey: Morning and Evening Prayers for Living Into God’s World by Chrisine Sine. This week our community started going through the seven themes, prayer and liturgies of faith shared in this book. I will probably share highlights from these prayers in the weeks ahead.
Risen Christ, we live today in anticipation of your resurrection-created world,
We live in the hope of your forgiveness,
We live in expectation of your healing,
We live in the assurance of your salvation,
Risen Christ, we will live in anticipation of your resurrection-created world.
Risen Christ, we take on your life today,
A life of loving and caring,
A life of healing and wholeness,
A life of sharing and giving,
Risen Christ, we take on your life today.
We will go into the week with compassion and love,
Knowing we are touched by the God of life,
May our lives shine with the holiness of God,
May our hearts be transformed by the glory of Christ,
May our ways be filled with the joy of the Spirit.
The love of almighty God surround you,
The peace of the risen Christ indwell you,
The fellowship of the Spirit unite you,
The life of the Triune God be yours,
This day and evermore,
Amen.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Christmastide
In the liturgical year the Christmas season has just begun and it continues through Epiphany, on January 6. This season is also known as Christmastide or the Twelve Days of Christmas. This Christmas weekend I just started using a new prayer book just published last month, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Enuma Okoro. You can also follow the daily prayer liturgies here: http://commonprayer.net/. This book describes the Christmastide season this way…
A Note on Christmas (From: http://commonprayer.net/)
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” is not just the title of a fun song but also refers to the twelve-day celebration of the coming of Christ, from his birth, which is observed on December 25, until Epiphany, on January 6. This twelve-day celebration is often marked with the colors gold and white, and dates back to the fourth century. Christmas is short for “Christ’s Mass,” referring to the worship service that marks the birth of Christ. Celebrations during the season include the Feast of the Holy Innocents (December 28), when we remember that the joy of Christ’s coming was marked by genocide as Herod fearfully massacred other children in Bethlehem. We can remember that the coming of Christ is about God entering the mess of this world, from the stinky manger to the torturous cross.
I have posted a few Christmastide links on my sidebar. You might also like to check out Christine Sine’s Morning and Evening prayers for the Christmas season…
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
O Antiphons: O Emmanuel
December 23 – O God-who-is-with-us (O Emmanuel)
O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver,
the hope of the nations and their Saviour:
Come and save us, O Lord our God.
(Original translation from Latin)
O God-who-is-with-us, our coming king, composer of justice,
the nations will gather and bow down to you
who will come to judge the living and the dead.
Come now and save us, our God in the flesh.
(Contemporary translation from Thom Turner on Everyday Liturgy blog, http://everydayliturgy.com/o-antiphons-a-theological-translation/)
Isaiah 7:14; 8:8; Matthew 1:23; Haggai 2:7
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
O Antiphons: O King of the Nations
December 22 – O King of the Nations (O Rex Gentium)
O King of the nations, and their desire,
the cornerstone making both one:
Come and save the human race,
which you fashioned from clay.
(Original translation from Latin)
O King of the Gentiles, the object of our desire,
you are the rock on which the church has been built.
You graft your chosen people together in one body.
Come now and save us who are but dirt and clay.
(Contemporary translation from Thom Turner on Everyday Liturgy blog, http://everydayliturgy.com/o-antiphons-a-theological-translation/)
Jeremiah 30.7-11a; Revelation 15:3; Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16; Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; I Peter 2:6
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.
(From "O Come O Come Emmanuel")
For a more info on the O Antiphons...click here.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
O Antiphons: O Morning Star
December 21 – O Morning Star (O Oriens)
O Morning Star,
splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:
Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death.
(Original translation from Latin)
O Morning Star, bright light, eternal dawn, sun of justice,
shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death;
be our guide on the path of righteousness.
Come now and show us the light that brings eternal joy.
(Contemporary translation from Thom Turner on Everyday Liturgy blog, http://everydayliturgy.com/o-antiphons-a-theological-translation/)
Numbers 24.15b-17; Luke 1:78, 79; Malachi 4:2
'The antiphon begins: O Daystar, splendor of eternal light and Sun of Justice. The Latin beginning “O Oriens” is translated in several different ways: O Daystar; O Dayspring; O Radiant Dawn [or O Morning Star]. Each of these is rich in meaning and symbolism. In the early days of the Church, the first Christian temples were constructed looking toward the east, the Orient, from Christ came and was expected to return. The sun, a symbol of Christ, rises daily from the east. And from the sun comes light and life. Similarly, it is from Christ, the Sun of Justice, that we Christians receive light and life. Christ, the Oriens from on high, is the light of the world, and it is ultimately in his light hat we shall one day see the radiance and splendor of the Father.”
(Blessings of the Daily: A Monastic Book of Days, Brother Victor-Antoine d’ Avila-Latourrette, p. 24)
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
For a more info on the O Antiphons...click here.
Monday, December 20, 2010
O Antiphon: O Key of David
December 20 – O Key of David (O Clavis David)
O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;
you open and no one can shut;
you shut and no one can open:
Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,
those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
(Original translation from Latin)
O Messiah, King of the Jews, you have given us the mysteries
of God and taught us the way of your kingdom. When someone
knocks you give to them freely and without reservation.
Come now and free those who are held captive by darkness.
(Contemporary translation from Thom Turner on Everyday Liturgy blog, http://everydayliturgy.com/o-antiphons-a-theological-translation/)
Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7
For a more info on the O Antiphons...click here.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
O Antiphons
Since the eighth century the O Antiphons have been used by many liturgical Christian traditions during vespers the last seven days of Advent (December 17-23). These O Antiphons became the basis for the popular Christmas carol, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”
“Their predominant theme is messianic, stressing the hope of the Savior's coming. Jesus is invoked by various titles, mainly taken from the prophet Isaiah. The sequence progresses historically, from the beginning, before creation, to the very gates of Bethlehem….In their structure, each of the seven antiphons follows the same pattern, resembling a traditional liturgical prayer. Each O Antiphon begins with an invocation of the expected Messiah, followed by praise of him under one of his particular titles. Each ends with a petition for God's people, relevant to the title by which he is addressed, and the cry for him to ‘Come’.” (Jeanne Kun, “Praising the Names of Jesus: The Antiphons of Advent”)
Beginning tomorrow, I will post daily the original English translations of the original Latin O Antiphons, followed by a contemporary re-imagining or “theological translation” from Thom Turner on Everyday Liturgy blog (http://everydayliturgy.com/o-antiphons-a-theological-translation/). I will also include several suggested scriptures for each O Antiphon, as well as any other resources I find along the way.
Other Resources:
Extended liturgies for the O Antiphons
The Antiphons of Advent (Readings & meditations for each day)
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Light for the Journey
I recently received my copy of Christine Sine’s new book, Light for the Journey: Morning and Evening Prayers for Living Into God’s World. If you follow my blog or the Prayers & Creeds blog, you know that Sine’s Godspace blog is a favorite of mine and I often share her beautiful prayers and liturgies. Our Word Made Flesh Argentina community often utilizes Sine’s liturgies during our weekly community formation and worship gatherings. We translated one of her Advent liturgies in Spanish to share with our Argentine friends. One of Sine’s liturgies focusing on hospitality has become a regular part of our community rhythm whenever we have visitors in Buenos Aires.
I am excited to now have this latest collection of morning and evening prayers in a book format. I look forward to sharing them with our community in the months ahead, as we seek to live more fully into God’s resurrection created world. I trust these morning and evening prayers, along with the suggested exercises, questions and prayer topics, will enrich our community formation and rhythm of life. Thank you, Christine, for sharing this gift with us all!
Here is an excerpt from the introduction:
“In Light for the Journey: Morning and Evening Prayers for Living Into God’s World, you are invited to journey together with sisters and brothers from around the world into a rhythm of morning and evening prayer. This rhythm is intended to help us connect our daily prayers to the values of God’s resurrection world in a way that strengthens our foundational beliefs and equips us to become part of God’s mustard seed conspiracy, making a kingdom difference in God’s world.”
To check out the book and order it, click here.
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