1. Introducing Liturgy of the Hours

Introduction

Personal story of ‘daily office’ - cf. St. John’s Elora; Taize at St. James

A prayer for the entire people of God

Cf. the Ecumenical and Liturgical movements as outline in the Oxford History of Christian Worship

Is it possible that the Lord is inviting me into this form of prayer and development for my own life and community?

Purpose of the Daily Office

Living the day in communion with the Lord

The richest answer the Church has for the problem of lost conversation with God

Centrality of the Psalms

Notice the Psalms as the backbone of the LOH/daily office

BCP prays through the psalter once per month (cf. my own experience)

The entire human experience is found within the Psalms

“Entering into communion with God” using the words he has given us (primarily in the Psalms)