Tish Harrison Warren
There are so many little nuggets in this little book that it’s difficult to narrow it down. You just need to read it.
Here’s a few of my favs.
A liturgy is a ritualized way of worship. By the liturgies that I practice, God and others can see what is important to me. If I wake up every morning and spend the first 15 minutes on my phone, that is evidence that technology and entertainment are the most important things in my life.
One of the descriptions of everyday life involves losing her keys. As she describes The Stages of Searching for Lost Objects, I have to laugh out loud. It’s exactly like my stages: logic, self-condemnation (telling myself how stupid I am), vexation (blaming myself and everyone else around me), desperation (looking in places like the dryer),to last-ditch effort. Which is stop and pray. After that is despair; then she finds the keys. What is taken note of is the evidence that keys hold much power over how her day goes, which leads to confession and repentance. Keeping the slate clean, every single day, is a liturgy in itself. This is one practice that I want to put into place.
Our sleep habits also reveal what is important to us. We give up sleep for what we love, whether that is Netflix or a late-night conversation with a friend. We also reveal our level of trust in God. Am I lying awake worried about my kids? Or how I’m going to meet the next deadline? How am I going to get everything done on my list the next day? There is sufficient evidence of what I’m holding onto, and how much I’ve handed over to God.
There are questions in the back that would make a great study with friends! Drop me a comment if you get a chance to read this beauty!
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