NIGHT PRAYER: Monday 4/1

Only a day after Easter, Lord, 

    and already I'm experiencing the effects of 

        PADD: Paschal Attention Deficit Disorder!

 

Forty days of Lenten preparation

    culminating in the Triduum,

        chiming out in joyous praise on Easter morn

            and then - Monday...

 

Have the Alleluias' echoes died?

Have sweet hosannas lost their ring?

How soon before the lilies droop?

    (And who ate all the Peeps?)

Is Easter's song still in my heart?

Does Paschal grace still bloom afresh?

Can I taste and see the goodness yet

    of him who died and rose for me?

 

Help me not forget, Lord,

    help me not let go,

        help me not so quickly lose

            the joy of Easter day...

Embed within my soul, Lord,

    your gift of Easter peace...

    

Help me with your Spirit's grace

    keep fresh within my heart

        the word, the song, the gospel cry:

            He is risen, Alleluia!  

 

Now 50 days 

    to revel in and savor Paschal joy!

Fifty days: a week of weeks 

    'til Pentecost brings down the Spirit's fiery flames

        to fill my heart with gifts of grace...

From PADD save me, Lord,

    and help me find each day

        a reason to be joyful, 

        to lift my heart and sing:

            He is risen, Alleluia!

            He is risen, Christ the Lord!

 

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake,

    keep vigil while I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

    and asleep, rest in your peace...

 

Amen. 

 

Halle! Halle! Halle!

    Folk tune arranged by Marty Haugen

        performed by   by Saint Olaf Choir

 

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1. Oh, God to whom shall we go?
You alone have the words of life.
Let your words be our prayer
and our song we sing:
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

2. I am the light of the world says the Lord.
Walk in the light of life.
All who follow my words
shall have life indeed:
Hallelujah, hallelujah.

 

 

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