{"id":1732,"date":"2012-08-26T22:57:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T02:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlydias.org\/blog\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2012-08-26T22:57:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T02:57:47","slug":"psalms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/psalms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Said<\/p>\n<div>lord<\/div>\n<div>pray<\/div>\n<div>pray loudly against the noise of the human hand<\/div>\n<div>which seeks to drown you out<\/div>\n<div>and appear on quiet soles<\/div>\n<div>so that we might understand your footsteps<\/div>\n<div>exert yourself<\/div>\n<div>in order to recognize our prayers<\/div>\n<div>even when they appear in a different garment<\/div>\n<div>because no prayer ever looses itself from the source of the one praying<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022<\/div>\n<div>lord<\/div>\n<div>take up the speech<\/div>\n<div>by which i pray to you<\/div>\n<div>grant me the gestures<\/div>\n<div>which have grown within me in your absence<\/div>\n<div>so that i might remain true to my uneducable nature<\/div>\n<div>and take your weakness upon me<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022<\/div>\n<div>lord<\/div>\n<div>you should always wander and never let yourself<\/div>\n<div>settle down<\/div>\n<div>because there are no longer any dwelling places<\/div>\n<div>only footsteps<\/div>\n<div>be loud and penetrating<\/div>\n<div>sympathize with me and my stirrings<\/div>\n<div>lead me<\/div>\n<div>all the way to your bread<\/div>\n<div>so that my word might wake<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022<\/div>\n<div>lord<\/div>\n<div>stay by me<\/div>\n<div>even if i nourish myself from ashes and salt<\/div>\n<div>be still and listen to that name<\/div>\n<div>which i lend to you<\/div>\n<div>because i want to distinguish you from the idols<\/div>\n<div>grant me patience to endure those who are vain<\/div>\n<div>with their empty words<\/div>\n<div>and the converts<\/div>\n<div>who are zealous to confirm their opposite<\/div>\n<div>and grant<\/div>\n<div>that my waiting be full of revolt<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022<\/div>\n<div>lord<\/div>\n<div>when you arrive<\/div>\n<div>we will be light<\/div>\n<div>bread and 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