![]() ![]() My favorite part of the book are the straight-forward comments that bring the reader to light-bulb moment of awareness and acceptance of our beloved-ness because God so loved the world and God loved us first. ![]() From brushing our teeth to the losing of our keys and the arguments with our spouse or children, these are the moments God invites us to see our beloved-ness and pause for grace and transformation to happen in our lives and the lives of others. We pray and ask God to transform us yet, we don’t really stop and think about the formation happening in the every-day moments we have. ![]() Grace is a mystery and the joyful scandal of the universe” (Warren, 20). ![]() “But each morning in those tender moments-in simply being God’s smelly, sleepy beloved-I again receive grace, life, and faith as a gift. God is well-pleased with us, before our feet hit the ground. God said this before Jesus performed miracles before he died on the cross and rose from the dead. The author shares that God said of his son, Jesus, “this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased” before Jesus did anything extraordinary. However, this book looks at the spiritual implications in our daily moments as moments to meet God and work on our beloved-ness and holiness with a holy God. Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren is a book that discusses how our ordinary, daily lives are shaping us and forming us to live and respond to others. ![]()
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