Hallelujah!
Fifth Sunday in Easter + a Take Up Something New review
Christ is risen!
Let’s keep celebrating the seven-week festival of Eastertide, also known as The Great Fifty Days.
Today’s letter includes:
Community practices and prayers for the Fifth Sunday in Easter
Plus, for paid subscribers
Today’s art and music pairing
Contemplative prompts to help you respond to today’s art
The Take Up Something New Review
An Eastertide bucket list of 50 Ways to Celebrate all 50 Days
Now, let’s begin our meditation for the Fifth Sunday in Easter
Communion
Read today’s lectionary passages from the Book of Common Prayer (Year C)
Acts 13:44-52; Psalm 145:1-9; Revelation 19:1-9; John 13:31-35
Pray out loud the Collect for the Fifth Sunday in Easter from the Book of Common Prayer.
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation
Begin with a simple breath prayer from today’s lectionary:
Inhale: Hallelujah!
Exhale: for the marriage of the Lamb has come.
Repeat gently until you sense you are ready to move forward.
Prayerfully contemplate and respond to today’s art and music pairing.
