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Perhaps I am not exactly hiding my agenda here, but anecdotal and a little direct evidence seem to suggest that too many priests and congregations have responded to the opportunities provided by the sheer range of resources available with CW by treating it as simply words, with little thought for other factors such as space, ambience and context. (From words, words and more words, good Lord, deliver us.) Surely, in Liturgy, words can only be a part of the story. In insisting its liturgy be done well, the C of I has something to teach us. BCP 2004 is a flexible, practical and creative gift from the church to itself. Fr. David Burrows SCP Wakefield and Bradford Chapter BCP 2004 is published by Columba Press, Dublin. Information on availability and other published resources can be found on the C of I website, www.ireland.anglican.org ----------------------------------------- The Society Prayer Father, we thank you that you have called us to your service, to feed your people by word and sacrament. By the power of your Spirit, keep us faithful to you and to those in our care. Keep united in the bonds of peace and love the members of our Society, that by sharing in Christ's priesthood here on earth, we may come to share in the joys of his eternal kingdom, where he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
Come and Receive Light: Meditations for Ministers of Christ. Gregory Collins OSB. Dublin: Columba Press, 2003. ISBN 1-85607- 399-8. If reading about prayer is easier for you than getting on with prayer, then there is much inspiration to be found in this slim volume of meditations by the author of the best-seller The Glenstal Book of Icons. Fr Gregory suggests ways to acquire or deepen the stillness of a prayer life focused on Christ, because for him, “in order to survive at all as a Christian in the contemporary world”, we need “a contemplative vision of the mysteries of Christ and a deep union with God in the Holy Spirit”. Based on a series of talks at a retreat for Roman Catholic diocesan clergy, this book is clearly not to be read at one sitting, for its rich insights, influenced by the Eastern Orthodox tradition and by mystical theology, require time to be absorbed. Yet though each page, saturated with scriptural references, goes ever deeper into the experiences and demands of prayer, Fr Gregory’s style is clear and accessible. From a meditation on the Transfiguration of Christ, Fr Gregory moves through scriptural principles for prayer, to some practical examples. The chapter ‘Methods of Prayer’ gives detailed guidelines for the practice of Lectio Divina, which is based on scripture. A whole chapter on the Jesus Prayer leads into a valuable section on ‘Sin, Weakness and Conversion’, which recognises the need to find a “proper balance between repentance and a sense of one’s personal worth and dignity as an adopted child of God”. The prayer of St Nicholas of Flue (the Patron Saint of Switzerland), which is well known in German speaking countries, is the base for a chapter on ‘Deepening Prayer’, and the final chapter emphasises the centrality of the Holy Trinity in Christian prayer.
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