February 10, 2016--A Plan for Lent

            Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It’s common among Christians to practice some act of self-denial during Lent, forgoing some favorite treat or habit for the duration of the season. Early this week, I was wondering if I should give something up for Lent. (It strikes me that there are a lot of things I should give up for better health, but that’s a different motivation.) After pondering a while, I decided that this year, I would do something I have done several times in the past: I would add a practice for the season. So, this year, I’m not so much practicing self-denial as I am practicing better devotion.

            And here’s what I intend to do: simply read the book of Psalms meditatively. Now, in my daily Bible, Psalms is 85 pages long, so that means I need to read a little over 2 pages a day. Below is my schedule. If you’re looking for some devotional practice this holy season, I’d invite you to join me in this little journey.

Wednesday, February 10—Psalms 1-5

Thursday, February 11—Psalms 6-9

Friday, February 12—Psalms 10-14

Saturday, February 13—Psalms 15-18

Monday, February 15—Psalms 19-21

Tuesday, February 16—Psalms 22-24

Wednesday, February 17—Psalms 25-28

Thursday, February 18—Psalms 29-32

Friday, February 19—Psalms 33-35

Saturday, February 20—Psalms 36-37

Monday, February 22—Psalms 38-40

Tuesday, February 23—Psalms 41-44

Wednesday, February 24—Psalms 45-46

Thursday, February 25—Psalms 47-50

Friday, February 26—Psalms 51-54

Saturday, February 27—Psalms 55-58

Monday, February 29—Psalms 59-62

Tuesday, March 1—Psalms 63-66

Wednesday, March 2—Psalms 67-69

Thursday, March 3—Psalms 70-71

Friday, March 4—Psalms 72-74

Saturday, March 5—Psalms 75-77

Monday, March 7—Psalms 78

Tuesday, March 8—Psalms 79-82

Wednesday, March 9—Psalms 83-86

Thursday, March 10—Psalms 87-89

Friday, March 11—Psalms 90-92

Saturday, March 12—Psalms 93-97

Monday, March 14—Psalms 98-102

Tuesday, March 15—Psalms 103-104

Wednesday, March 16—Psalms 105-106

Thursday, March 17—Psalms 107

Friday, March 18—Psalms 108-111

Saturday, March 19—Psalms 112-118

Monday, March 21—Psalms 119:1-88

Tuesday, March 22—Psalms 119:89-176

Wednesday, March 23—Psalms 120-130

Thursday, March 24—Psalms 131-136

Friday, March 25—Psalms 137-141

Saturday, March 26—Psalms 142-150