A New (Old) Way to Pray

An Anglican rhythm of prayer.

“The primary purpose of prayer is to bring us into such a life of communion with the Father that, by the power of the Spirit, we are increasingly conformed to the image of the Son.”  (Richard Foster)

Prayer is undoubtedly an important part of the Christian's life. But ask Christians how they'd describe their life of prayer, and you likely will not hear words like robust, rich, lively. Instead, you'll probably hear words like stale, dull, non-existent.

How about you? How would you describe your life of prayer? Don't you want it to be robust, rich, lively?

Personally, I (Drew) have discovered more depth and stability in my prayer life through praying the Daily Office. 

What's the Daily Office?

One of the great gifts of the Anglican tradition is the Book of Common Prayer, which features the Daily Office, a rhythm of Morning and Evening Prayer.

Thomas Cranmer was one of the primary architects of the Book of Common Prayer, and he labored to disciple people toward a rich life of prayer. Early in Cranmer's ministry, prayer was considered an activity reserved mostly for clergy. But Cranmer endeavored to make daily prayer and Bible reading a common activity, something that every Christian would participate in together each and every day.

This is the heart of the Daily Office, Morning and Evening Prayer: regularly meeting with God together.

In my own life, the Daily Office is an anchor on days when I don't feel like praying or during seasons when I don't have any words to pray. It's connected me to the Church and to God in profound ways.

So do you want to go deeper with God in prayer? Consider the Daily Office as a possible practice! Here's a helpful article if you want to learn more.

But the best way to experience this Anglican rhythm of prayer is to just jump in! So here's your chance... 

We gather every Tuesday morning at 7:00am on Zoom for Morning Prayer. Email Fr. Drew for the Zoom link.

May God meet you as you pursue him in prayer!