Daily Primer — July 12, ĺsafjördur, Iceland
Each day you will be given:
A Florilegium entry
A Daily Prayer
and a Night Prayer.
A Florilegium entry
A Daily Prayer
and a Night Prayer.
God truly waits for us in things….By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us and molds us….Matter contains the spur or allurement to be our accomplice towards heightened being.
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Whatever is foreseen in joy
Must be lived out from day to day.
Vision held open in the dark
By our ten thousand days of work.
Harvest will fill the barn; for that
The hand must ache, the face must sweat.
And yet no leaf or grain is filled
By work of ours; the field is tilled
And left to grace. That we may reap,
Great work is done while we’re asleep.
When we work well, a Sabbath mood
Rests on our day, and finds it good.
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Whatever is foreseen in joy
Must be lived out from day to day.
Vision held open in the dark
By our ten thousand days of work.
Harvest will fill the barn; for that
The hand must ache, the face must sweat.
And yet no leaf or grain is filled
By work of ours; the field is tilled
And left to grace. That we may reap,
Great work is done while we’re asleep.
When we work well, a Sabbath mood
Rests on our day, and finds it good.
Teilhard de Chardin, The Divine Milieu (1960).
And then:
1979, X from A Timbered Choir: Sabbath Poems 1979-1997, by Wendell Berry.
And then:
1979, X from A Timbered Choir: Sabbath Poems 1979-1997, by Wendell Berry.
Florilegium is the Medieval Latin word for bouquet, or more literally flowers (flos, flor-) which are gathered (legere). The word florilegium was used to refer to a compilation of writings, often religious or philosophical. These florilegium are literary flowers—beautiful words/prayers/thoughts I have gathered. During my sabbatical they will give me something to ponder each day. — PHL.
Lord God, break our hearts. Let us be broken by all of the things which break your heart and, when we raise our voices in lamentation, may we be in harmony with you. Strip us of all pretense, drive home a knowledge of sin which dispels the illusions of self-righteousness, and let us share in your suffering that we may also share in your glorification. Amen.
Romans 8:17; 1 John 1:8. Liturgy of the Hours — PHL.
May the love of the Father enfold us,
the wisdom of the Son enlighten us,
the fire of the Spirit inflame us;
and may the blessing of the triune God rest upon us,
and abide with us, now and evermore.
the wisdom of the Son enlighten us,
the fire of the Spirit inflame us;
and may the blessing of the triune God rest upon us,
and abide with us, now and evermore.
Author unknown - as found in God at Every Gate - prayers and blessings for pilgrims by Brendan O’Malley, p. 167.