Epilogue – For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Doxology – Walter Brueggemann at a recent conference exclaimed that doxology needs to be exuberant, a self-abandonment in response to the inexplicable generosity of God. Easter certainly is a time for doxology, exuberant praise of God for all God has […]
Read MoreWeek 7, Holy Week –Lead us not into Temptation and Deliver Us from Evil Psalms of Deliverance 7, 10, 12, 13, 17, 22, 26, 31, 35, 39, 44, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 69, 70, 71, 74, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 88, 90, 94, 108, 109, 120, 126, 137, 140, 141, […]
Read MoreBible Study -Week 6 Forgive Us our Sins as We Forgive Those who Sin against Us Penitential Psalms: 6, 25, 32, 38, 50, 51, 102, 106, 130, 143 Forgive us as we forgive. We get another break this week in that we only have ten psalms to read, however the message is a powerful one, […]
Read MoreWeek 5 – Give Us this Day our Daily Bread Psalms of Supplication 5, 28, 36, 42, 43, 54, 61, 63, 86, 123 This week and the next we get a break as we prepare for the grand finale of Lent, Holy Week. We only have ten psalms to focus on this week and next […]
Read MoreBible Study, Week 4 – Thy Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven Wisdom Psalms – 1, 37, 49, 73, 91, 112, 119, 127, 128, 133, 139 Liturgical – 15, 24, 134 Prophetic Exhortations – 14, 52, 53, 75, 81, 95 Historical – 78, 105 Out of all of creation, we are […]
Read MoreWeek 3 – Thy Kingdom Come Royal Psalms Messianic – 2, 18, 20, 21, 45, 72, 89, 101, 110, 132, 144 Canticles – 46, 48, 76, 84, 87, 122 Hymns of Yahweh’s Kingship – 47, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99 What does it mean to say God is king in our democratic society? God is […]
Read MoreWeek 2 – Hallowed be thy Name Psalms of Praise and Thanksgiving Praise – 8, 19, 29, 33, 100, 103, 104, 111, 113, 114, 117, 135, 136, 145, 146, 147, 148, 140, 150 Thanksgiving – 9, 30, 34, 40, 41, 65, 66, 67, 68, 92, 107, 116, 118, 124, 138 When we see a […]
Read MoreLENTEN BIBLE STUDY: Praying the Psalms in Light of the Lord’s Prayer Week 1 – Our Father in Heaven Psalms of confidence and trust 3, 4, 11, 16, 23, 27, 62, 115, 121, 125, 129,131 Week 1 of our Bible study begins with the first line of the Lord’s Prayer: Our Father in Heaven. This […]
Read MoreThe Psalms and the Lord’s Prayer Deitrich Bonhoeffer in his book, Psalms: the Prayer Book of the Bible, says: “All the prayers of Holy Scripture are summarized in the Lord’s Prayer, and are contained in its immeasurable breadth. They are not made superfluous by the Lord’s Prayer but constitute the inexhaustible richness of the Lord’s […]
Read MoreRandom Thoughts on Preaching using the Revised Common Lectionary by a Catholic Lay Woman As a Catholic Lay woman who has never been formally trained in preaching, who am I to preach? I am not allowed to preach in the Catholic Church, that being reserved to ordained priests and deacons, and yet that is what […]
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