Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals

This month I have been breaking in my new Kindle with the prayer book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro. While these liturgies are best prayed and shared in community, I have also found them to be a valuable and enriching way to begin my mornings alone. Here is a sample that was included in this morning’s liturgy…

Lord, enable us today to see our neighbor in those whom the world rejects — the guilt-ridden, the foreigner, the unprotected, and the refugee. Open our eyes and make us present to these neighbors both in our various expressions of community and in the wider world. Amen.

Co-compiler, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, recently wrote an article in "Christianity Today" sharing how the practice and rhythms of liturgy have enriched and formed his life and the community he is a part of. You can check out the article here…

Joining the Eternal Song
How liturgical prayer is saving our community from burnout
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/may/joiningeternalsong.html

You can also check out the Common Prayer website here: 
http://commonprayer.net/