giving-thanks prayers in mid-morning—Terce noon-day prayer of commitment—Sext mid-afternoon prayer—None evening prayer of stillness—Vespers going-to-sleep prayer of trust—Compline

In Exodus 24:7-8 we read: “[Moses] took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. . . . Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, ‘This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.’ ”

“Sabbath is not dependent upon our readiness to stop. We do not stop when we are finished. We do not stop when we complete our phone calls, finish our project, get through this stack of messages, or get out this report that is due tomorrow. We stop because it is time to stop.”

In many ways the Lord’s Supper opens us wide to a divine mystery. This mystery is sometimes dubbed the “paschal mystery” of redemption: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Explaining this mystery may be beyond us, but that does

not mean we cannot participate in it.

breathe in “Abba,” breathe out “I belong to you.” breathe in “Healer,” breathe out “speak the word and I shall be healed.” breathe in “Shepherd,” breathe out “bring home my lost son.” breathe in “Holy One,” breathe out “keep me true.” breathe in “Lord,” breathe out “here I am.” breathe in “Jesus,” breathe out “have mercy on me.”

night prayer—Vigils waking-up prayers—Lauds prayers for beginning work—Prime

“When Jesus holds up the cup and offers what is in it as the fluid of forgiveness, he is not talking to people with a short list of minor sins. He is talking to people who will turn him in, who will scatter to the fourwinds at the first sign of trouble, and who will swear they never knew him. He is talking to people who should have been his best

Breathing in, you pray “Jesus, Son of David,” breathing out, you say, “have mercy on me, a sinner.” This