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miserere mei, Deus
A prayer of David in danger and distress. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chad Bannister (@chadbh)
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exaudi, Deus
A prayer of a just man under persecution from the wicked. It agrees to Christ persecuted by the Jews, and betrayed by Judas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chad Bannister (@chadbh)
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quid gloriaris
David condemneth the wickedness of Doeg, and foretelleth his destruction. This Psalm reminds me of the Sun Tzu quote from Art of War As a Christian, remember that you have already won. If you have remained righteous, just, and true (and repented deeply when you didn’t) then you have nothing the enemy can take from…
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Deus auribus nostris
The church commemorates former favours, and present afflictions; under which she prays for succour. Psalm 43 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chad Bannister (@chadbh)
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quemadmodum desiderat
The fervent desire of the just after God: hope in afflictions. Psalm 41 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chad Bannister (@chadbh)
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beatus qui intelligit
The happiness of him that shall believe in Christ; notwithstanding the humility and poverty in which he shall come: the malice of his enemies, especially of the traitor Judas. Psalm 40 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chad Bannister (@chadbh)
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Domine, ne in furore
A prayer of a penitent for the remission of his sins. The third penitential psalm. Psalm 37 I met a homeless man named J.R. Old, black, spending his nights bundled up in the stairwell to the basement of a church. Someone had stolen all his blankets, so he asked if I had some to spare.…
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noli aemulari
An exhortation to despise this world; and the short prosperity of the wicked; and to trust in Providence. Psalm 36 Our lives here on earth are penance for our sins. Don’t be too depressed about whatever situation you’re in. Love and glorify God throughout it. You are fortunate for the opportunity to do your suffering…
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beati quorum
Psalm 31 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chad Bannister (@chadbh) This is the story of Richard Phillips, a man who was locked up for 40 years for a crime he didn’t commit. 40 years of his life, gone. 40 years of penance for a crime he didn’t commit. Remember him when…
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your new chapter
I am writing this at the request of Thomas, my trainer at Workout Anytime. I wrote a version of this earlier, but it was a little too over the top, so I’ve tamed it down here to make a nice addition to their Facebook page, or wherever. I am writing this particularly for men in…