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\"Transfiguration\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 3<\/b><\/p>\n

CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING \u2013 Thursday and Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

It is somehow fitting that today, on the Feast of the Transfiguration<\/i>, this post brings us to CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING<\/i>. Peter and James and John had walked the path of FAITHFUL LIVING <\/i>during their years as disciples of Jesus. Now, as Jesus led them up a high mountain, they were\u2014no doubt unknowingly!\u2014ascending with their Lord into a new realm of being, a higher state of consciousness, if you will, and into a more spiritually sensitive aspect of the soul. Now, they were able to perceive the saints (Moses and Elijah), but even more critically, to see with the eyes of their souls the Light of the Transfigured Christ. (How frustrated poor Peter was to discover that he could not contain this vision, this Reality-with-a-capital R, in his booths!)<\/p>\n

But back to Dwelling in the Psalms.<\/i> <\/b>If we return to the architectural model of the church, having spent our time in the Nave, we move past the Pulpit and Lectern, and (in most traditional buildings) ascend Three Steps<\/b>, past the Rood Screen \/ Iconostasis <\/b>into the Choir<\/b>.<\/p>\n

First, let us look at the Three Steps<\/b>. In the ancient mystical tradition, these have been seen as signifying mystically our three stages of purification\u2014from external passions of the body (gluttony, fornication, avarice), internal passions of the soul (wrath, despair, and acedia), and finally from passions of our mind (vainglory and pride).<\/p>\n

The Rood Screen \/ Iconostasis <\/b>is seldom seen in western churches, even if built with a more traditional floor plan. Nonetheless, many medieval churches had some sort of screen or railing between the Nave and the Choir and Sanctuary.\u00a0 (See for example photos by Allan Barton, (see here<\/a> and here<\/a>.) In St. Paul\u2019s, Bellingham, WA<\/a>, where I worship our rather elaborate wrought-iron rood screen has occasionally become a point of controversy, with some congregants loving it, and others feeling that it in some way \u201cshuts them out\u201d from the altar. I recall the first time twenty years ago when I preached at St. Paul\u2019s, my initial reaction was one of being in a prison of sorts! However, I am now a fervent support of the Rood Screen, for I better understand its spiritual significance. Such an architectural feature whether subtle or bold serves to nudge our soul to the awareness that we are moving from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from the visible created order we discern with our five senses to the invisible and intelligible we can only discern with our heart.<\/p>\n

And so we come to the Choir<\/b>. In the medieval churches, this was the territory of the monastics whose lives were dedicated to prayer and contemplation, but to this day the choir is the place where we \u201cpray twice\u201d through our singing. Now, whether singing in the choir or moving through it on the way to receive communion, we open our souls to Illumination<\/i> and Wisdom<\/i>, to moving more deeply into the sacred presence as well as to depths of Sacrifice<\/i> and Redemption<\/i>.<\/p>\n

As a result, the psalms chosen for Thursday and Friday support our soul\u2019s movement into ever deepening understanding (poor word, but it will have to do for the moment) and wonder at the works of God, whether through the awesome gift of creation itself, or through the ultimate gift in the Person of his Son<\/p>\n

\u00a0THURSDAY<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTEMPLATION OF THE CREATED ORDER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Created Order<\/i><\/b> was called by the ancient church \u201csecond natural contemplation,\u201d or \u201ccontemplation of the book which is read.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Created Order<\/i><\/b> initially utilizes our five senses to rejoice in the wonders of God\u2019s works in all creation, from the earth, planets, and stars, to the smallest atom and particle of matter.<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Created Order<\/i><\/b> strengthens as the Soul\u2019s life in God matures and deepens, and we become more deeply aware of the transcendent presence of God in all of creation.<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Created Order<\/i><\/b> continues the process of purification of the Passions of Desire <\/i>(gluttony and fornication), and deepens the purification of the Passions of the Temper<\/i> (avarice, sorrow, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride). This purification helps the Soul to develop a higher degree of Dispassion, and transformation of the vices into virtues.<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Created Order<\/i><\/b> also brings us to a fuller experience of illumination in the eternal truth of God\u2019s Word as we give praise for all His works of redemption.<\/p>\n

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CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING (Contemplation of the Created Order) Illumination \/ Wisdom<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THURSDAY<\/b><\/td>WEEK 1<\/b><\/td>WEEK 2<\/b><\/td>WEEK 3<\/b><\/td>WEEK 4<\/b><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matins<\/b><\/td>63<\/td>29<\/td>71<\/td>75<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>27<\/td>72<\/td>148<\/td>94<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>92<\/td>48<\/td><\/td>149<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THURSDAY<\/b><\/td>WEEK 1<\/b><\/td>WEEK 2<\/b><\/td>WEEK 3<\/b><\/td>WEEK 4<\/b><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vespers<\/b><\/td>18, Part I<\/td>49<\/td>73<\/td>132<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>18, Part II<\/td>62<\/td>90<\/td>115<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td>126<\/td><\/td>127<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n

FRIDAY<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Heavenly Jerusalem<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Heavenly Jerusalem<\/i><\/b> was known in the ancient tradition as \u201cfirst natural contemplation,\u201d or \u201ccontemplation of the intelligibles.\u201d Here, the Soul moves from a contemplation of the visible creation, perceived by the senses, to the contemplation of the invisible, or unseen\u2014those things which can only be perceived by the mind. (Or more specifically, the Nous<\/i>\u2014not just the rational, deductive mind.)<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Heavenly Jerusalem<\/i><\/b> develops when the Soul comes to an even more mature level. Now we realize that \u2018the Kingdom of God is within,\u2019 and we enter more deeply into the silence of our Souls.<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Heavenly Jerusalem<\/i><\/b> continues the (life-long) process of purification, but now there is likely more emphasis on the passions of pride and vainglory, as well as the Passions of the Mind<\/i>, when we encounter the temptations of false visions, prophecy, and revelations.<\/p>\n

Contemplation of the Heavenly Jerusalem<\/i><\/b> brings forth a flowering of the \u2018Fruits of the Spirit\u2019, with ever-deepening love, joy, peace, and wisdom.<\/p>\n

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CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING (Contemplation of the Heavenly Jerusalem) Sacrifice \/ Redemption<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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Matins<\/b><\/td>79<\/td>50<\/td>122<\/td>77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>22<\/td>20<\/td>55<\/td>51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td>138<\/td>143<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FRIDAY<\/b><\/td>WEEK 1<\/b><\/td>WEEK 2<\/b><\/td>WEEK 3<\/b><\/td>WEEK 4<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vespers<\/b><\/td>89, Part I<\/td>35<\/td>140<\/td>123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>89, Part II<\/td>125<\/td>129<\/td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td>28<\/td>139<\/td>103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n

Dwelling in the Psalms, Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n

Dwelling in the Psalms, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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