Living Psalms Book
Psalms in the form of words and art, reborn in the specific contexts of our world, privileging the voices of historically marginalized communities and those acting in solidarity with them.

Improv on Psalm 150
Second Sunday of Easter C

Praise God on every platform!
Praise God with the teen’s newest app
and the grandmother’s desktop monitor!
Praise God in the Cloud!

Praise God whose search knows
anyone who is running away from life.
Praise God whose browser
retrieves every doubter’s prayer.

Praise God with the trumpet of social media!
Praise God with LinkedIn and Foursquare,
for we are connected and found.
Praise God with creativity on Tumblr 
toddler pictures on Facebook,
selfies on Instagram,
with the playlist of Pandora, 
tasty-Pinterest
and thought-posts of Wordpress.

Praise God with Twitter’s tambourines,
eastering it away from those
who use it to crucify.

Praise God with GroupMe that gathers,
with Gofundme, Kickstarter, Patreon
that shift power,
and with Freedom giving hope
to those who have become addicted.

Praise God with arts on YouTube
from garage band garage or concert hall,
from church camp and refugee camp!
Praise God with flash-mobbing Vimeo
and the little church’s prayer chain.

Let everything that has code – Praise God.

Praise God. Send.

Improv on Psalm 150 -- as responsive

Praise God on every platform!
Praise God with the teen’s newest app
and the grandmother’s desktop monitor!

Praise God in the Cloud!

Praise God whose search knows
anyone who is running away from life.

Praise God whose browser
retrieves every doubter’s prayer.

Praise God with the trumpet of social media!

Praise God with LinkedIn and Foursquare,
for we are connected and found.

Praise God with creativity on Tumblr 
toddler pictures on Facebook,
selfies on Instagram,
with the playlist of Pandora, 
tasty-Pinterest,
and thought-posts of Wordpress.

Praise God with Twitter’s tambourines
eastering it away from those
who use it to crucify.

Praise God with GroupMe that gathers,
with Gofundme, Kickstarter, Patreon
that shift power,

and with Freedom giving hope
to those who have become addicted.

Praise God with arts on YouTube
from garage band garage or concert hall,
from church camp and refugee camp!

Praise God with flash-mobbing Vimeo
and the little church’s prayer chain.

Let everything that has code – Praise God.

Praise God. Send.

 Improv on Psalm 150, Living Psalm for Easter 2, was written by the Rev. Maren Tirabassi.

Living Psalms Book is created by UCC Witness & Worship Artists’ Group, a Network of UCC connected artists, activists and ministers bridging the worship and liturgy of the local church with witness and action in the community.  

Logo is detail from Living Psalm 80 by Sophia Beardemphl, Redwoods, CA. Recovering from significant bullying, Sophia, age nine, read Psalm 80 and thought of brokenness that needs mending. She drew this broken and mended bowl.

© Copyright 2019 Maren Tirabassi.  Permission granted to reproduce or adapt this material for use in services of worship or church education.  All publishing rights reserved.