The Love of Thousands Prayer Cycle: Day 7 Morning Abbey of the Arts Prayer Cycle

Credits: All songs and texts used with permission

Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner

Opening Song: Let the Land Sing by Lydia Violet from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors

First Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life. Riverhead Books (2002) page 4-5.

Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living

Psalm Version: Tune: Happy Are We All Together, Words: Kiran Young Wimberly © 2022, from the album May We Rise

Second Reading: Job 38:4-7 (NRSV)

Prayers of Concern: Written by Claudia Love Mair

Sung Response: Words by Abbey Dream Team. Music by Betsey Beckman. Arranged and performed by Alexa Sunshine Rose and Simon de Voil © 2023

Closing Song: Now I Walk in Beauty Diné Navajo Prayer sung 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 Love of Thousands : How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk with Us Toward Holiness (used with permission from 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.