The Soul of a Pilgrim Prayer Cycle: Day 4 Morning Prayer

Abbey of the Arts Prayer Cycle

All songs and texts used with permission Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner Opening Song: Remember the Path by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living First Reading: Howard Thurman, Meditations from the Heart, Beacon Press, 1999. page 29. Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living Psalm Translation: Wilda C. Gafney, A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church © 2021 Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY 10016, used by permission. (Year W) page 193-194. Second Reading: Matthew 2:13-15. Scripture quotation is from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Prayers of Concern: Written by Cassidhe Hart Sung Response: Tune by Betsey Beckman, lyrics by Christine Valters Painter and Simon de Voil, sung by Simon de Voil and Alexa Sunshine Rose Closing Song: Now I Walk in Beauty by Lorraine Bayes from the album Earth, Our Original Monastery: Singing Our Way to the Sacred Closing Blessing: Written by Christine Valters Paintner to companion her book The Soul of a Pilgrim (Ave Maria Press) Please note: All of the songs and prayer responses are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs & responses have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). Audio and video recordings of the Prayer Cycles are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.