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The Daily Office

8/12/2014

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By Darrel Proffitt, Lead Pastor
The last week I was away from COTHA in July I served as Chaplain in Residence at Camp Allen.  It was a great way to do some continuing education.  Julie and I enjoyed spending the time away from everything and staying in a beautiful cabin.  The heat was a bit much but I love air conditioning!
One of my responsibilities was to lead a daily worship service.  Actually I led two services each day: Morning Prayer every day at 7:30 AM and Evening Prayer at 5:00 PM.  The Daily Offices are found in the front of the Book of Common Prayer and are a great contribution to the entire church.
When I was in seminary, the Daily Offices were a regular part of my devotional life.  After graduation, the church I served had a daily practice of Morning Prayer.  For some reason I dropped the practice after I moved on to another church.  I would do Morning Prayer every once in a while but it has been a long time since it was a regular practice.
Throughout my week at Camp Allen, I noticed how powerful the regular practice of this simple worship service was becoming to me.  There is a power in praying the same prayers that millions of people pray around the world.  I was struck with the beauty of the ancient prayers and collects that I was praying, seemingly adding my voice to the great saints of the church who have prayed the same prayers.  As the rhythm of the week continued I felt the call to begin making this a regular practice at COTHA.
This week I have begun to pray Morning Prayer at 9 AM in the sanctuary and will continue to do this from Monday through Thursday.  As part of the Office, there is an opportunity to offer intercessions and thanksgivings.  I have a copy of our membership roster that I am using.  By this I mean that every woman, man and child of COTHA will be prayed over the course of a month.  When I know of specific needs, these will prayed for.  When I don’t, I will simply lift the family to God and ask for Him to bless the family.  I know that praying for each family specifically will make a difference for all of us.
Just one person can pray Morning Prayer but I want to invite any of you to join me each morning (Monday through Thursday) at 9 AM.  For some, the practice of Morning Prayer will seem foreign and for others it will seem like welcoming home an old friend.  But for COTHA it will be a regular devotional practice.  The service usually lasts less than a half an hour and will be prayed in the sanctuary.  I am arranging a small chapel area on the side of our worship space to accommodate this.  Join me when you can!
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