Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren
Week 1: Introduction — Learning to Pray in the Dark
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Warren opens the book by introducing us to Compline — the ancient nighttime prayer — and to the season of darkness that prompted her to cling to it. As you begin, consider what drew you to this book and what darkness, if any, you are carrying into it.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Warren describes Compline as a prayer that has been prayed for centuries by Christians who also knew fear, grief, and uncertainty. Why do you think she chooses to frame an entire book around a single, short liturgical prayer? What does that choice suggest about how she thinks spiritual formation works?
2.She is honest from the start that this book emerged from a particular dark season in her own life. What is your initial reaction to that kind of personal candor in a book about prayer and faith? Does vulnerability in a spiritual writer make you more or less inclined to trust them?
3.Warren distinguishes between the kind of faith that performs confidence and the kind of faith that endures in the dark. Have you ever felt pressure — from church culture, from yourself, or from others — to perform spiritual confidence you didn't actually feel?
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