Daily Primer — June 29, Bergen — Norway
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.
The great triad of vulnerability in the book of Deuteronomy identifies widows orphans and immigrants as needy members of society who are without protected rights the tradition of Deuteronomy is particularly attentive to their needs:
‘You shall not deprive resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow's garment in pledge. Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this.
When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the window, so that the Lord your God may bless you and all of your undertakings. When you beat your Olive trees do not strip what is left; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow.
When you gather the grapes of your vineyard do not glean what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the window. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this. (24:17-22)’
It is no stretch at all to see that on the Sabbath day these vulnerable exposed neighbors shall be like you peaceably at rest.
In this interpretive tradition, sabbath is not simply a pause. It is an occasion for reimagining all of social life away from core version and competition to compassionate solidarity. Such solidarity is imaginable and capable of performance only when the drivenness of acquisitiveness is broken. Sabbath is not simply the pause that refreshes. It is the pause that transforms. Whereas Israelites are always tempted to acquisitiveness, Sabbath is an invitation to receptivity, an acknowledgment that what is needed is given and need not be seized.
‘You shall not deprive resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow's garment in pledge. Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this.
When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the window, so that the Lord your God may bless you and all of your undertakings. When you beat your Olive trees do not strip what is left; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow.
When you gather the grapes of your vineyard do not glean what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the window. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this. (24:17-22)’
It is no stretch at all to see that on the Sabbath day these vulnerable exposed neighbors shall be like you peaceably at rest.
In this interpretive tradition, sabbath is not simply a pause. It is an occasion for reimagining all of social life away from core version and competition to compassionate solidarity. Such solidarity is imaginable and capable of performance only when the drivenness of acquisitiveness is broken. Sabbath is not simply the pause that refreshes. It is the pause that transforms. Whereas Israelites are always tempted to acquisitiveness, Sabbath is an invitation to receptivity, an acknowledgment that what is needed is given and need not be seized.
Here Brueggemann is discussing how Sabbath Keeping was meant to “seven” all other days. That is - we were to take the lessons of Sabbath with us out into the activities and attitudes of the other six days of the week. Brueggemann, Walter. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying NO to the culture of NOW
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, who on the eve of crucifixion said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me,” we can see the depth of your love in the events of Holy Week. Help us never to forget what you have done in love for our sake. May we remember always the things you have taught us about love of God, neighbor, and ourselves. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Luke 22;19; Liturgy of the Hours — PHL.
In the peace of evening,
we come to you, Lord God.
May your word free our hearts
from the cares of this day.
As we experience your forgiveness in Jesus,
may we too forgive in him
our brothers and sisters who have injured us.
We ask this in his name,
Jesus, the Christ, our Lord. Amen.
May Christ, the only Son of God, bless and help us.
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy
of God rest in peace. Amen.
we come to you, Lord God.
May your word free our hearts
from the cares of this day.
As we experience your forgiveness in Jesus,
may we too forgive in him
our brothers and sisters who have injured us.
We ask this in his name,
Jesus, the Christ, our Lord. Amen.
May Christ, the only Son of God, bless and help us.
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy
of God rest in peace. Amen.
The Glenstal Book of Prayer, p. 29.