But the fact is, there are millions of Christians the world over, for a host of reasons, who have never engaged in liturgical worship. If you come from a liturgical tradition you may find it surprising that I was so surprised by all this it may be perfectly obvious to you that there’s a good reason certain prayers have survived for centuries. Our family tried them hesitantly at first, but soon found ourselves reaching for the book more and more, in the end treasuring it so much that I bought copies and gave them to friends.
#EVERY MOMENT HOLY PLUS#
Baillie’s book is arranged into morning and evening prayers for each day of the month, plus special prayers for Sundays. Growing up in a nondenominational church in the American south, I was suspicious of anything that could be described as liturgical, assuming as many do that prayer should be extemporaneous and “from the heart,” and anything less was in danger of becoming rote at best and ritualistic at worst. The book I received was Scottish minister John Baillie’s A Diary of Private Prayer, and it not only reminds me fondly of those friends, but it represents my earliest realization that I need help praying. The fact that they gave me a book and not a gift card is evidence of our friendship, because my love language is books. Several years ago some good friends gave me a book. Andrew Peterson wrote the foreword for the book, which highlights some of his journey: The book is an excellent cross between John Baillie’s classic A Diary of Private Prayer and Tish Harrison Warren’s Liturgy Of the Ordinary. I am excited today to introduce you to a beautiful and phenomenal resource, Every Moment Holy. I look forward to using Every Moment Holy in regular personal worship from now on. The language of the prayers is meaningful, with metaphors and images that remain in my mind after prayer. I appreciate how many of the liturgies are call and response, making them useful for praying in community. It's not a book to shelve, but one to keep on the table or nightstand and use for regular reflection. I've had this for about a week now and have already turned to it many times. I'd also just love more: liturgies for experiencing bitterness, for those who have been hurt by others, for broken relationships, for welcoming a new family member, for joining a new family (marriage, adoption), for the start and end of the school year, for the submission of an application, for entering a new stage of life.this book could be so long! There aren't liturgies for childbirth or breastfeeding (though there are two for the changing of diapers), for those who lack material resources, for trauma victims, and for those whose experiences don't line up with generic suburban lifestyles (liturgies for yard sales, shopping, the first hearthfire of the season, and sleeping in tents aren't balanced by liturgies for taking public transit, donating items, renewing leases, et c.). I would love to see an expanded version of this, particularly with attention to different types of lifestyles. Of the many liturgies included, I particularly appreciate the thoughtfulness of the following:įor Those Who Feel Awkward in Social Gatherings Lament upon the Finishing of a Beloved Bookįor a Husband & Wife at Start of Day/Close of Day 2: Death, Grief, and Hope in the Rabbit Room Store.An excellent spiritual resource for every home. In one hand I grasp the burden of my grief,Īnd here, between the tension of the two,Ĭlick here to pre-order Every Moment Holy, Vol. So we, your children, are also at liberty Me again and again of your goodness, your With the advent of new joys, good friendships, To live with thanksgiving in what is, andīe at work gilding these long heartbreaks
Give me courage, O Lord courage to live themįully, to love and to allow myself to be loved, So give me strength, O God, to feel this griefĭeeply, never to hide my heart from it. It is not real joy at all.įor the return of joy and hope, in the end My pain, so that I dull my capacity to experienceįor joy that denies sorrow is neither hard-won,
Is okay when it isn’t, nor coddle and magnify Let me neither ignore my pain, pretending all Mired in yesterday’s hurts, that I miss entirely
A Liturgy for Embracing Both Joy & Sorrowĭo not be distant, O Lord, lest I find this burdenĭo not be distant, O Lord, lest I become so Click here to view the audiobook on Amazon. 1, featuring readings by Fernando Ortega and Rebecca Reynolds.
We hope you find hope and comfort in it.īefore we get to the liturgy, a special announcement: There is now an audiobook for Every Moment Holy, Vol. At this point of the year, this particular liturgy feels especially appropriate. 2: Death, Grief, and Hope, which releases on February 19th, 2021. We’re excited to share with you today a new liturgy from Every Moment Holy, Vol.
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