All songs and texts used with permission. All rights reserved.
Opening Prayer written by Jo-ed Tome
Opening Song: Beauty by Betsey Beckman, arranged and performed by Simon de Voil and Alexa Sunshine Rose from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
First Reading: Sophfronia Scott, The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton. Broadleaf Books (2021) page 60.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 65: Interpretation by Christine Robinson, musical setting and sung by Simon de Voil
Second Reading: Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us. Convergent Books (2023) page 38-41.
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: Only Grace by The Many from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy. Words by Lenora Rand, Music by Hannah Rand © 2016 Mirasion Music (ASCAP)
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.
