All songs and texts used with permission. All rights reserved.
Opening Prayer written by Jo-ed Tome
Opening Song: Arms of Love by Alexa Sunshine Rose from the album Cultivating Sees of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
First Reading: Tyler Sit, Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers. Chalice Press (2021) page xli.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 46: Interpretation by Christine Robinson, musical setting and sung by Simon de Voil
Second Reading: Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart. Beacon Press (2023) page 29.
Prayers of Concern written by Jo-ed Tome
Sung Response: Words by Abbey Dream Team. Music by Betsey Beckman. Arranged and performed by Alexa Sunshine Rose and Simon de Voil © 2025
Closing Song: Deep Peace by Bill Douglas, adapted by Simon de Voil
Closing Blessing written by Jo-ed Tome
Prayers, readings, and blessings voiced by Claudia Love Mair and Jo-ed Tome. Audio engineering by Simon de Voil.
Please note: All of the songs and prayer responses are published on albums in the Abbey of the Arts collection unless otherwise noted. In addition, these songs & responses have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding video collections. Audio and video recordings of the Prayer Cycles are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.
