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LOOKING FORWARD TO LENT: Praying with the Penitential Psalms

January 21, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

It’s always bittersweet to take down the Christmas decorations and pack them up.  The living room looks cold and bare without the twinkling tree and I miss the crèche above the mantel.  “God is with us”! it seemed to say whenever I passed by.

Today I hear a different voice:  “Come.”  Come to me, Return to me.  Now that I’m here:  where have you gone?

It’s true, I’ve taken a bit of a spiritual “break.”  Fortunately Lent is right around the corner.  I’ll need it, to remind me of my need.  Like my stark living room, it creates a hunger in my soul.  A yearning for God.

Lent is nearly a month away, but it’s not too soon to begin thinking of how you’ll spend the time drawing close to the One who calls you.  Last year, many of you prayed the seven Penitential Psalms with me and used the seven deadly sins as a kind of examination of conscience.  If you’d like to do that again, here’s a link (below) to instructions for praying with these Psalms and a schedule for Lent with links to all of my reflections so you can go to them at your leisure.  Feel free to share a this post with others who may want to do the same.

Blessings!

2016 update:  Set aside ten minutes a day during Lent for a “spiritual cleanse” using my new journal based on these posts, Create in Me a Clean Heart: 10 Minutes a Day in the Penitential Psalms, available in paperback and on Kindle.

Free download: Instructions for Praying with the Seven Penitential Psalms

Click on the links for reflections on the Psalms and sins:

Fridays in

Lent

Reflection: 

Penitential Psalm

Reflection:

“Deadly” Sin

1 Psalm 6 Pride
2 Psalm 32 Greed
3 Psalm 38 Envy
4 Psalm 51 Wrath
5 Psalm 102 Lust
6 Psalm 130 Gluttony
7 Psalm 143 Sloth

 

 

 

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Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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