This is marvelous, sir. About four or five years ago I started studying liturgy and sacramentalism; I at last landed in the Anglican camp. My family and I have, this year started attending and communing together sacramentally; it’s really changing our home!
This is encouraging to hear! I’m still lurking on the edges of Anglicanism. We have a great parish here in town, and I’ve befriended the priest and attend one or two midday prayer services most weeks — but so far it’s been a personal, devotional practice for me. I’m trying to work out how to bring my wife and kids along on the journey; when all we’ve known is nondenominational evangelicalism for our entire marriage and family life, Anglicanism is shockingly different. If I’m not patient and gentle here, I’m afraid I’ll have high mutiny on my hands.
No I understand! And if I may venture two pieces of advice, it would be this:
1) live your personal devotional life with zeal and passion, whatever that looks like and no matter how alien. Maybe go to Mass (if you can) one or two times to truly live in that moment.
2) pray for your family and wait on the Lord. He has transformed our family so much in a short time and my hands have been off the wheel.
This is marvelous, sir. About four or five years ago I started studying liturgy and sacramentalism; I at last landed in the Anglican camp. My family and I have, this year started attending and communing together sacramentally; it’s really changing our home!
This is encouraging to hear! I’m still lurking on the edges of Anglicanism. We have a great parish here in town, and I’ve befriended the priest and attend one or two midday prayer services most weeks — but so far it’s been a personal, devotional practice for me. I’m trying to work out how to bring my wife and kids along on the journey; when all we’ve known is nondenominational evangelicalism for our entire marriage and family life, Anglicanism is shockingly different. If I’m not patient and gentle here, I’m afraid I’ll have high mutiny on my hands.
No I understand! And if I may venture two pieces of advice, it would be this:
1) live your personal devotional life with zeal and passion, whatever that looks like and no matter how alien. Maybe go to Mass (if you can) one or two times to truly live in that moment.
2) pray for your family and wait on the Lord. He has transformed our family so much in a short time and my hands have been off the wheel.
Thank you for the excellent advice and encouragement. (There’s hope!) I pray that God continues to bless you and your family!
Also, dive into the Book of Common Prayer! That has been true food for me!
And to you, brother!