Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
Week 11: Review & Reflection — The Whole Day, the Whole Life
Review your notes from all chapters of Liturgy of the Ordinary. Key passage: Colossians 3:17.
Previewing Week 11 of Liturgy of the Ordinary
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We have spent ten weeks tracing the arc of a single ordinary day — this final week invites you to step back and ask what has changed in how you see, and what you will carry forward.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Looking back across the whole book, which chapter or image was most unexpectedly powerful for you — and why? What did it show you about your own daily life that you had not seen before?
2.Warren's central argument is that our daily habits and small rituals are forming us at the level of desire — shaping what we love, not just what we believe. Has your understanding of spiritual formation shifted over these weeks? How would you now describe what formation is and where it happens?
3.She weaves together two liturgies throughout the book: the liturgy of the ordinary day and the liturgy of Sunday corporate worship, arguing that each illuminates and sustains the other. How has your experience of gathered worship — whether Anglican or otherwise — looked different to you as you have read this book?
a.Is there a specific element of your Sunday service you now receive more richly or attentively?
b.Is there a daily practice you have begun, resumed, or noticed more intentionally because of this book?