Table of Contents
Foreword Rt. Rev. Prince G. Singh vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: What Is Liturgy? xvii
Part I Spoken into Being: "when you pray …" 1
Chapter 1 Surprised by Prayer 3
Chapter 2 Mirror, Mirror 7
Chapter 3 The Resistless Energy of Love 13
Chapter 4 Inhabited by Prayer 19
Chapter 5 Prayerful Humility 25
Conclusion 31
Part II Moved by the Spirit: "You are marked as Christ's own …" 35
Chapter 6 The Architecture of Prayer 37
Chapter 7 Habitats of Grace 41
Chapter 8 The Lamp of the Body 47
Chapter 9 Apprehending God in My Body 53
Chapter 10 Grammar That Glorifies 57
Chapter 11 The Timeless Way of Being 63
Conclusion 69
Part III The Peace of Christ: "And with thy spirit." 73
Chapter 12 The Gift of Suffering 75
Chapter 13 Suffering and Forgiveness 81
Chapter 14 Before Offering Your Gift 85
Chapter 15 Trusted into Trusting 89
Chapter 16 Making Love Recognizable 97
Conclusion 101
Part IV The Heavenly Banquet: "This is my body." 105
Chapter 17 Turn Toward Christ 107
Chapter 18 The "Amen!" Heard 'Round The World 115
Chapter 19 Bread from Heaven 119
Chapter 20 Discerning The Body 123
Chapter 21 Sense-Perplexity and Divine Terroir 127
Chapter 22 Turning To Christ in Creation 131
Conclusion 137
Part V A Rule of Life: "Let us go forth into the world…" 139
Chapter 23 Becoming a Spiritual Reservoir 141
Chapter 24 Moving, Feeling, Perceiving, Believing 145
Chapter 25 Praying in 3D 149
Chapter 26 Inhabited by Habits 153
Conclusion 159
Part VI Postures of Perception 161
Chapter 27 Roasting Coffee with Jesus 163
Chapter 28 Riding in The Car with Jesus 167
Chapter 29 Moving in Closer To Jesus 173
Conclusion 179
Epilogue 181