{"id":82,"date":"2013-02-07T10:20:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82"},"modified":"2013-02-07T10:20:21","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T17:20:21","slug":"lent-psalms-for-daily-prayer-and-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lent is a time to intentionally confront all the ways the first Adam continues to control our lives, to carry these ways to the cross, to let them be crucified with Jesus, and to bury them in the tomb never to rise again. Through this journey we enter into his death and become new creatures in the resurrection. For as Jesus overcame temptation for us, he delivered us from it in the resurrection&#8221;\u00a0(Robert Webber, <em>Ancient-Future Time<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Psalms for daily prayer and reflection<\/h3>\n<p>Read these each week in addition to your normal daily devotions as part of your special preparation for Easter, reflect on their meaning, and use them as part of your prayer time. (Source: Robert Webber, <em>The Prymer: The Prayer Book of the Medieval Era Adapted for Contemporary Life<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Every day<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 22 (<em>Christ was forsaken on our behalf.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 23 (<em>Even in the moment of forsakenness there is confidence.<\/em>)<br \/>\nPsalm 24 (<em>Those who seek the Lord of all the earth will find mercy.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 25 (<em>A prayer for grace, mercy, and protection.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 26 (<em>A prayer to God to be delivered out of distress.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 27 (<em>Faith and hope in the midst of stress.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 28 (<em>A prayer that God\u2019s enemies will not prevail.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 29 (<em>Glorify God by remembering his works.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong>\u2014Psalm 30 (<em>Praise to God for deliverance.<\/em>)<br \/>\nPsalm 31.1\u20135 \u00a0(<em>A prayer of confidence and hope.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lent is a time to intentionally confront all the ways the first Adam continues to control our lives, to carry these ways to the cross, to let them be crucified with Jesus, and to bury them in the tomb never to rise again. Through this journey we enter into his death and become new creatures [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,5,20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection - The Mystagogue<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection - The Mystagogue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;Lent is a time to intentionally confront all the ways the first Adam continues to control our lives, to carry these ways to the cross, to let them be crucified with Jesus, and to bury them in the tomb never to rise again. Through this journey we enter into his death and become new creatures [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Mystagogue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-02-07T17:20:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-02-07T17:20:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dr. Chris\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dr. Chris\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dr. Chris\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39\"},\"headline\":\"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-02-07T17:20:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-07T17:20:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\"},\"wordCount\":235,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Devotional\",\"Liturgy\",\"Practice\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\",\"name\":\"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection - The Mystagogue\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-02-07T17:20:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-07T17:20:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/\",\"name\":\"The Mystagogue\",\"description\":\"Exploring ancient-future sacramental formation.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39\",\"name\":\"Dr. Chris\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-themystagogue_logo_and_tag-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-themystagogue_logo_and_tag-2.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":256,\"caption\":\"Dr. Chris\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Chris Diffenderfer is a pastor, writer, and professor with a doctorate in Worship Studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies and a passion for rediscovering ancient approaches to evangelism and discipleship (the catechumenate) for the present and future church.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/themystagogue.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection - The Mystagogue","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection - The Mystagogue","og_description":"&#8220;Lent is a time to intentionally confront all the ways the first Adam continues to control our lives, to carry these ways to the cross, to let them be crucified with Jesus, and to bury them in the tomb never to rise again. Through this journey we enter into his death and become new creatures [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82","og_site_name":"The Mystagogue","article_published_time":"2013-02-07T17:20:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2013-02-07T17:20:21+00:00","author":"Dr. Chris","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dr. Chris","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82"},"author":{"name":"Dr. Chris","@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39"},"headline":"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection","datePublished":"2013-02-07T17:20:19+00:00","dateModified":"2013-02-07T17:20:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82"},"wordCount":235,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39"},"articleSection":["Devotional","Liturgy","Practice"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82","url":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82","name":"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection - The Mystagogue","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-02-07T17:20:19+00:00","dateModified":"2013-02-07T17:20:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=82#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lent: Psalms for daily prayer and reflection"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/","name":"The Mystagogue","description":"Exploring ancient-future sacramental formation.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/2f00979222ed5c5f0e944bb6ef49bd39","name":"Dr. Chris","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-themystagogue_logo_and_tag-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cropped-themystagogue_logo_and_tag-2.png","width":512,"height":256,"caption":"Dr. Chris"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Chris Diffenderfer is a pastor, writer, and professor with a doctorate in Worship Studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies and a passion for rediscovering ancient approaches to evangelism and discipleship (the catechumenate) for the present and future church.","sameAs":["http:\/\/themystagogue.com"],"url":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}