So I’m writing an essay on A Service of the Word, and the whole Patterns for Worship thing. A bit like email and the iPod it seems as if ASOTW has been around for ever, and, liturgically at least, it’s been a similar kind of game-changer.
It would be great to know what you do with yours…have you used its provisions for a special service, your daily office, an all-age service, something seasonal? Has it worked for you? Might it do other stuff?
Did it change your life?
Let me know by commenting here, or sending me an email: jeremy@jjfletcher.co.uk
Thanks š
Life after Liturgy 
September 27, 2010 at 6:38 pm
well I’m probably not the most ‘by the book’ person as far as liturgy goes so I tend to look at it as reducing down to some prayer, some worship and some time to reflect on the Bible. I think that’s the essence of it for me and I would then seek to ‘do’ those three elements in whatever way might be suitable or preferred by those attending. This could mean a Taize service, an all-age service, a ‘morning prayer’ service, or doing some painting together (if it permitted the three elements abve). As I said, I’m not very good at ‘by the book’ and I may have lurched into improper practice.
I think that liturgy is only of value to me as it helps people to connect with God, and it should be open to as much adaptation as is helpful to allow the most people possible to do so. Otherwise we become enslaved to human tradition rather than set free in Christ. If liturgy doesn’t enable and facilitate our relationship and worship of God, what is it for?
ok, I’ll shut up now.