Retreats always come and go so fast and we are lucky if we glean just a little bit of information. One of the things that Fr. Arnold Klukas spoke about in his first talk was that unlike the tourist, the pilgrim strives to internalize and give of him or herself to the community. Since we have video recordings of our talks, we are afforded the ability to inwardly digest and process what we experienced and revisit it in our quest to be changed.
This series on the Blog of Common Prayer is designed to help us at St. Anselm (but also others too) internalize the experiences that were presented on March 21 - 23.
I would like this to be used as reflection questions in our small groups but there is no need for it to be limited to that. Please refer to your notes and watch part of this talk. Below the video are some important points that I noted and the powerpoint and handout is also linked.
Here is the Powerpoint that goes with Talk #2
Here is the handout (from the green folder) that goes with Talk #2
In the second talk Fr. Klukas spoke about how the prayerbook shapes more than our worship. It shapes our discipleship. It is a manual. What this means is that the prayerbook forms our habits and our ethos. What are some ways the BCP has shaped your:
Habits and Ethos (how you behave towards God and others)
Prayer Life
Scripture Reading?
Beyond the words themselves, how does the prayerbook change how we worship as Christians in:
Space
Experience of the Sacred
Symbols
Praxis
Etiquette?
What reflections do you have on how different spaces facilitate pilgrimage or do not?