Psalms in the World as it Is

Description

Keep company with the Psalms in the Easter season—in a way that engages not only the mind but also the heart, body, and voice. This two-part offering invites you to deepen your relationship with the Psalms through the ancient practice of chanting and a five-day contemplative pathway.

[1] Chanting the Psalms: A Way of Knowing (Zoom Teaching Session)
Tuesday, April 22 at 2pm (Halifax NS ) and available after in a recorded video.

Discover the power of chanting as a spiritual practice that awakens the heart, calls to the mind, and grounds us in the sacred. Chanting the Psalms is not simply an act of singing—it is a way of knowing. As we give voice to these ancient words, we join the great cloud of witnesses who have prayed them for centuries—David, Jesus, the Desert Mothers and Fathers, monks, sisters, saints and ordinary folk. In resonance with their voices, we begin to sense a deep unity moving through all things.

We welcome Claudette Derdaele as our guide in learning to chant the Psalms.

Ever since Claudette can remember she has been a lover of ritual as expressed in liturgy.  Bringing people around to recognize its power has been a great part of her life’s work.  Her spiritual journey and accompanying others on theirs, brings meaning to her life.  When these two come together it is heaven!  She lives in Riverview New Brunswick with her husband Hugh.

[2]  A Five-Day Email Pathway (Self-guided reflection & prayer)
Beginning April 23.

For five days of Easter Week, we journey with a Psalm that speaks to the realities of life in these times. Through prayer, reflection, and practice, we listen for wisdom and offer our voices in service—to ourselves, to one another, and to the world that longs to be healed and renewed.

Whether you are new to chanting or familiar with the Psalms, this offering invites you into an embodied practice of prayer that nourishes the soul and strengthens the spirit in this time of planetary crisis. Come and keep company with the Psalms in a new way.

What You Receive:

• Access to participate in the Chanting the Psalms Teaching on Zoom or the recording. The limitation of zoom is such that all participants need to be muted during chanting. We won’t hear each other so this allows you to chant boldly in your own space!
• Five emails from April 23-27 introducing a Psalm for Easter Week based on the Lectionary by Dr. Wil Gafney with prompts for reflection and prayer and generating Goodness in the world.

Notes:

You will receive an email with Zoom access on Easter Monday and a reminder early Tuesday morning. Prayer Bench followers are from many time zones and two hemispheres. This will an accessible time for many but, regretfully, not for all. A recorded video will be sent to a participants following the live session.

The daily emails will be sent at 5am (Halifax time) each morning. Please check your junk or promotions box or contact me. Email Janice 

Personal & More Prayer Bench Subscribers: This resource is part of your paid subscription and you will receive it. You don’t need to register.