Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Worship First

Noticed the new badge in the sidebar? A recent comment on my post on worship and character prompted a comment from a fellow churchman in New Zealand, one Bosco Peters. He has a blog and website about worship at Liturgy.

Clearly Anglican in its emphasis, that doesn't mean it has nothing to say to those of us who follow a different tradition. In fact I found his piece about the Collect really interesting. In a Baptist tradition we often include an opportunity to pray extempore or silent prayers that are drawn to a close by some one at the front "closing" the time of prayer. It would serve us well to think a little more about both the opening and closing of such times of prayers. The form of the Collect may just help us do that.

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