On Liturgy
Don't get me started.
Instead, read this post, which starts with some interesting comments on Liturgy by Garrison Keillor, and then some more solid thinking from Adversaria.
Instead, read this post, which starts with some interesting comments on Liturgy by Garrison Keillor, and then some more solid thinking from Adversaria.
The purpose of chanting psalms and singing hymns is not merely to glorify our language, but to heal it. The language of worship that is given to us by Scriptures and the Christian tradition informed by the Scriptures is one that is quite unnatural to us. It is God’s purpose that, as we use this language, it will become increasingly natural to us. The words, although they are borrowed, are no longer entirely alien to us, for they have converted us to themselves."The purpose of chanting psalms and singing hymns is not merely to glorify our language, but to heal it." Wowzer.
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posted by The Presbyteer | Friday, June 16, 2006
1 Comments:
I recall C.S. Lewis writing (I can't recall exactly where, though) that using liturgy, especially that within the Anglican Common Book of Prayer, was like learning the steps of a dance. First, one must master the steps; only after a person has mastered the steps and moved beyond the level of merely trying to remember where to put feet, hands, arms, etc..., that one can be considered actually "dancing."
I've never really attended a church that has used much liturgy, but I've often thought that I might be missing out on a great dance because of it.
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