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Liturgy · Lesson 1 · 26 min
Why Liturgy?
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Liturgy isn't a barrier to encountering God. It's a well-worn path that generations before us have walked.
A well-worn path
Repetition is not the enemy of sincerity. A worn stone step is not less useful for having been walked on ten thousand times; it is shaped by faithful use.
Read the Scriptures
1 Corinthians 14:40Psalm 96:9
From the Prayer Book
A Collect for Sundays
“O God, thou hast taught us to keep all thy commandments by loving thee and our neighbor: grant us the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to thee with our whole heart.”
For a Parish Small Group
Discussion Questions
- What was your first experience of liturgical worship like?
- How does repetition in worship form us differently than novelty does?