A Book of Hours for Computing

Prayers for those who study, teach, and practice computer science

Medieval books of hours gathered prayers for the rhythms of ordinary days. This is one for ours — for first days and finals week, for debugging and deploying, for the long grind and the quiet breakthrough. You are invited to bring your whole self — mind, heart, and soul — before God.

A prayer for the morning

Good morning, King of the Universe

As I sip from my cup and think about the day ahead, you remind me that you are always present

I thank you for the great duty of finding order in the code I create

May my code be creative, effective, hospitable

May my code be a reflection of the love I have for you and for my neighbor

from Morning coffee before coding

“For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” — Romans 11:36

Curated by Eric Araújo, professor of Computer Science at Calvin University.