Making the Most of Daily Prayer course
Participating in the Daily Prayer of the church is an obligation for clergy, and highly recommended for all God’s people. Anyone who has committed themselves to this practice for any period of time has probably experienced ‘dry patches’, times when the practice seems to no longer inspire or nourish us, or even when it stops completely.
In this in-person day course we will have the opportunity to remind ourselves of the various traditions and inspirations that have formed the practice of ‘saying the Daily Office’ as we know it today, explore the wide-range of possibilities available to us, have a think about how some patterns of Daily Prayer may work better for some than others, share best practice, and have lots of time for questions practical and theological. A reasonable amount of the focus will be on Common Worship Daily Prayer, as that is probably the most widely used resource at the moment, but we will look at and share other options and models as well.
Whether you lead others in prayer, are looking to refresh your own practice, or even start for the first time, hopefully there will be nourishment and support to be found here
Canon Dr Tom Clammer OC is an Anglican priest, freelance theological educator and spiritual director, and a professed brother and novice master of the Anglican Order of Cistercians. He teaches regularly at Sarum College as well as at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He first started saying the Daily Office about 27 years ago whilst at university and is convinced of its transformative power. He has long experience of praying with the BCP, Common Worship and several other forms of daily prayer.
