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Evening Psalm: Psalm 84

Evening Prayer:

“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.”

-       Prayer of St. Patrick (excerpt)

Evening Psalm: Psalm 19

Examen (Prayer or Journal): On Fridays during this Lenten devotional, I would encourage you to pray a prayer of examen. A prayer of examen can be an internal dialogue with God or a journaling prayer. It follows a few prompts to help you examine your week and allow God to reveal areas in which you succeeded in and others that need his redeeming grace. It is in the same spirit as Psalm 139:1, “Yahweh, you examine me and know me.” In his book Prayer, Richard Foster describes a prayer of examen like this, 

It has two basic aspects, like two sides of a door. The first is an examen of consciousnessthrough which we discover how God has been present to us throughout the day and how we have responded to his loving presence. The second aspect is an examen of conscience in which we uncover those areas that need cleansing, purifying, and healing.

·      Quiet your mind and soul and center your thoughts on God (you can focus on saying Psalm 139:1 to help).

·      Reflect on the last week.

·      Ask God to guide your reflections to be both faithful and gracious.

·      What comes to mind? What areas have you sensed God’s presence?

o   Where did you move toward God?

o   Where did you move away from God?

·      Reset. What will be your intentions for this coming week? How will you move forward with hope?

Psalm: Psalm 84

Evening Prayer:

“In times of both weakness and strength we will place all our trust in you, O God. Amen.” 

- Reuben Job, A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God

Evening Devotion

Evening Psalm: Psalm 19

Evening Prayer: Direct us, Lord, in all our doings with your most gracious favor, and further us with your continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy Name, and finally, by your mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Evening Psalm: Psalm 105:1-11

Evening Prayer: "Lord of lords and King of kings, even as in the beginning dark deep waters awaited the form your Spirit would give to them, so today our souls wait for the freshening breeze of your love that will reanimate the dry bones of our faith. Amen"

- Reuben P. Job "A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God"

Evening Psalm: Psalm 105:1-11

Guided Prayer: “Lord, You promise never to leave me alone nor to abandon me in my time of need. Even when I can’t feel Your presence, I know you are near. Your promises are true. Thank You for Your faithfulness. Lord, teach my heart to rest in Your presence and not to be afraid or anxious. I will trust in You. (Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5)” – From David Jeremiah

Evening Psalm: Psalm 22:23-31

Examen (Prayer or Journal): On Fridays during this Lenten devotional, I would encourage you to pray a prayer of examen. A prayer of examen can be an internal dialogue with God or a journaling prayer. It follows a few prompts to help you examine your week and allow God to reveal areas in which you succeeded in and others that need his redeeming grace. It is in the same spirit as Psalm 139:1, “Yahweh, you examine me and know me.” In his book Prayer, Richard Foster describes a prayer of examen like this, 

It has two basic aspects, like two sides of a door. The first is an examen of consciousnessthrough which we discover how God has been present to us throughout the day and how we have responded to his loving presence. The second aspect is an examen of conscience in which we uncover those areas that need cleansing, purifying, and healing.

·      Quiet your mind and soul and center your thoughts on God (you can focus on saying Psalm 139:1 to help).

·      Reflect on the last week.

·      Ask God to guide your reflections to be both faithful and gracious.

·      What comes to mind? What areas have you sensed God’s presence?

o   Where did you move toward God?

o   Where did you move away from God?

·      Reset. What will be your intentions for this coming week? How will you move forward with hope?

Evening

Psalm 103:12-18

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;

the wind blows over it and it is gone ,and its place remembers it no more.

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children

with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

Prayer

Almighty and eternal God, so draw my heart to you, so guide my mind, so fill my imagination, so control my will, that I may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use me, I pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the good of other; through my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

                                                                                                                        Disciplines For The Inner Life

                                                                                                                          by Bob Benson & Michael W. Benson

Evening Psalm: Psalm 77

Guided Prayer:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy. 
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive, 
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, 
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.

- St. Francis of Assissi Prayer of Peace