The Daily Office
Since becoming a Companion to the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, one of the ways that I am living out the required Rule of Life is by saying the Daily Office of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer (or at least Compline if I do not get back early enough in the evening). I have found it to be an extremely valuable discipline, and one that puts focus to my life that is usually busy and filled with many other things. I’m certainly not perfect at saying it every day, but I do make a pretty significant attempt, and that is rewarding as well.
There is a great post over at the Daily Episcopalian asking why at least one Episcopal Church in most major locations around the country couldn’t offer this as a congregational service. As someone who travels about seventy-five percent of the time to different parts of the United States, I know well the frustration of trying to locate a church that offers regular public worship services of any kind. The author of the article also makes the good point that most weekday services are offered at times when working people would not be able to attend. Whilst I have no problem with saying the Office by myself, having the option to say it within the context of a a worshiping community would be something that I would definitely make an effort to attend.
Perhaps ought to mention this to my own rector…
