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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>We believe that the divine presence is everywhere and 'that
  in every place the eyes of God are watching the good and the wicked (Prv 
 15:3).' But beyond the least doubt we should believe this to be especially
  true when we celebrate the divine office.\n\nWe must always remember\, th
 erefore\, what the prophet says: 'Serve the Holy One with reverence (Ps 2:
 11)\,' and again\, 'Sing praise wisely (Ps 47:8)\;' and\, 'in the presence
  of the angels I will sing to you (Ps 138:1).' Let us consider\, then\, ho
 w we ought to sing the psalms in such a way that our minds are in harmony 
 with our voices.</i>\n\n'The unexamined life is not worth living\,' the ph
 ilosopher Socrates said. Benedict implies the same. If indeed we walk in t
 he womb of God\, then reflection on the meaning of every action and the en
 d of every road is the constant to which we are called. There must be no s
 uch thing as the idle decision\, the thoughtless act. Every part of our li
 ves must be taken to prayer and the scrutiny of scripture must be brought 
 to every part of our lives because we believe 'beyond the least doubt' tha
 t the God we seek is there seeking us.\n\nPrayer in the Benedictine tradit
 ion\, then\, is not an exercise done for the sake of quantity or penance o
 r the garnering of spiritual merit. Benedictine prayer is not an excursion
  into a prayer wheel spirituality where more is better and recitation is m
 ore important than meaning. Prayer\, in the spirit of these chapters\, if 
 we 'sing praise wisely\,' or well\, or truly\, becomes a furnace in which 
 every act of our lives is submitted to the heat and purifying process of t
 he smelter's fire so that our minds and our hearts\, our ideas and our liv
 es\, come to be in sync\, so that we are what we say we are\, so that the 
 prayers that pass our lips change our lives\, so that God's presence becom
 es palpable to us. Prayer brings us to burn off the dross of what clings t
 o our souls like mildew and sets us free for deeper\, richer\, truer lives
  in which we become what we seek.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>We believe that the divine presence is everywhere and 'that 
 in every place the eyes of God are watching the good and the wicked (Prv 1
 5:3).' But beyond the least doubt we should believe this to be especially 
 true when we celebrate the divine office.\n\nWe must always remember\, the
 refore\, what the prophet says: 'Serve the Holy One with reverence (Ps 2:1
 1)\,' and again\, 'Sing praise wisely (Ps 47:8)\;' and\, 'in the presence 
 of the angels I will sing to you (Ps 138:1).' Let us consider\, then\, how
  we ought to sing the psalms in such a way that our minds are in harmony w
 ith our voices.</i>\n\n'The unexamined life is not worth living\,' the phi
 losopher Socrates said. Benedict implies the same. If indeed we walk in th
 e womb of God\, then reflection on the meaning of every action and the end
  of every road is the constant to which we are called. There must be no su
 ch thing as the idle decision\, the thoughtless act. Every part of our liv
 es must be taken to prayer and the scrutiny of scripture must be brought t
 o every part of our lives because we believe 'beyond the least doubt' that
  the God we seek is there seeking us.\n\nPrayer in the Benedictine traditi
 on\, then\, is not an exercise done for the sake of quantity or penance or
  the garnering of spiritual merit. Benedictine prayer is not an excursion 
 into a prayer wheel spirituality where more is better and recitation is mo
 re important than meaning. Prayer\, in the spirit of these chapters\, if w
 e 'sing praise wisely\,' or well\, or truly\, becomes a furnace in which e
 very act of our lives is submitted to the heat and purifying process of th
 e smelter's fire so that our minds and our hearts\, our ideas and our live
 s\, come to be in sync\, so that we are what we say we are\, so that the p
 rayers that pass our lips change our lives\, so that God's presence become
 s palpable to us. Prayer brings us to burn off the dross of what clings to
  our souls like mildew and sets us free for deeper\, richer\, truer lives 
 in which we become what we seek.
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LOCATION:Chapter 19
SUMMARY:The Discipline of Psalmody
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