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Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship

Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship

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  • Author：Jonathan Gibson
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Summary

A 31-Day Devotional in a Liturgical Style， Featuring Daily Scripture Readings， Historical Prayers， Catechisms， and Creeds

Every Christian knows the importance of a daily quiet time with the Lord。 But anyone who's been a believer long enough has likely experienced seasons that feel more mundane or routine， leading to aimlessly skimming a couple of Bible verses or praying the same prayer over and over。

In Be Thou My Vision， Jonathan Gibson has created a 31-day liturgical guide designed to provide structure to the daily worship of individuals and families。 Each daily reading includes a call to worship， adoration， confession， assurance， creed and catechism， the Gloria Patri， a prayer of illumination， Bible reading， intercessory prayer， and the Lord's Prayer。 Designed to be read in 15-20 minutes a day， this beautifully produced liturgy will give readers focus and purpose to their daily quiet time while teaching them historical prayers， creeds， and catechisms that point them to Christ。

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Meagan ，

I love so many things about this book。- It’s a book on liturgy！ #geek- It takes its name from my favorite hymn， “Be Thou My Vision”！- It includes reviews from and acknowledgements to some of my favorite authors！- It references one of my fave Augustine quotes right at the beginning！ （“You move us to delight in praising you; for you have made us for yourself， and our hearts are restless until they rest in you。”）- It brings liturgy into one’s personal （or communal， as desired） devotional time–so co I love so many things about this book。- It’s a book on liturgy！ #geek- It takes its name from my favorite hymn， “Be Thou My Vision”！- It includes reviews from and acknowledgements to some of my favorite authors！- It references one of my fave Augustine quotes right at the beginning！ （“You move us to delight in praising you; for you have made us for yourself， and our hearts are restless until they rest in you。”）- It brings liturgy into one’s personal （or communal， as desired） devotional time–so combines something I love with something I know I need to do （and can sometimes， frankly， have both mountains and valleys）。… and ironically， the author wrote this devotional during a bit of a devotional valley/desert of his own， as he notes it felt a bit lackluster during （what else？） the COVID-19 pandemic。 As I wind down a year with a couple （fantastic， granted！） devotionals and start looking ahead to the next year-in-devotions， this came right at the perfect time。 We’re down to the final week-ish of 2021， and it’s a bit hard to not just say “50 weeks has been enough with these two devos; next， please？” Run the race， Meagan–you’re almost there！The book does a great job at setting the stage for both “devotions in light of Scripture” and providing a format for daily worship。 The ending appendices flesh out the devotionals （and I love that they incorporate prayers from church history， as just one example）。 Gibson’s emphasis on repetition “encourages familiarity and memorization） （eARC loc 286）， something I love not only because it （innocuously） channels one of my favorite workout-app trainers， who constantly tells me “Patience and repetition” are keys to success in boxing， but also because， frankly， it’s true， lol。The goal of deep acquaintance with ancient creeds and historic prayers reminds me of the grand story of the faith and sets me in its overarching theme。 Love it！And， the combination of elements from the Book of Common Prayer， Middelburg Liturgy， etc。， into one book nixes my excuses/whines， doing the external compilation/organization work for me and allowing me to dive right in。 Kind of like setting out my exercise clothes the night before … it makes doing devotions easy and helps to set me up for success in deepening my walk with God。A fantastic resource， whatever the reader’s denomination （or none！）。 5/5 stars。I received an eARC of the book from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Becky ，

First sentence: It may come as a surprise， but there is no explicit command in Scripture to have a time of worship each day， either as an individual or as a family。 And yet it is a habit that every Christian believer or Christian family is encouraged to practice。 The name of the habit may vary depending on one's Christian tradition or background--"devotion，" "quiet time，" or "personal or family worship"--but the basic elements of Bible reading and prayer are usually present。 What you see is what First sentence: It may come as a surprise， but there is no explicit command in Scripture to have a time of worship each day， either as an individual or as a family。 And yet it is a habit that every Christian believer or Christian family is encouraged to practice。 The name of the habit may vary depending on one's Christian tradition or background--"devotion，" "quiet time，" or "personal or family worship"--but the basic elements of Bible reading and prayer are usually present。 What you see is what you get。 This is a LITURGY for DAILY WORSHIP。 Thirty-one days of liturgical worship that can be repeated to infinity （and beyond）。 The structure of the liturgy for daily worship is:CALL TO WORSHIP （thirty-one Scripture readings， these are taken from both Old and New Testaments）ADORATION （thirty-one prayers--all focused on praise and adoration--taken from church history; I believe the doxology is included under this heading as well）READING OF THE LAW （seven readings taken from Scripture--from both Old and New Testaments--regarding the law）CONFESSION OF SIN （thirty-one prayers--all focused on confessing sin--taken from church history）ASSURANCE OF PARDON （thirty-one Scripture readings--focusing on assurance of forgiveness of sins--taken from both the Old and New Testaments）CREED （alternates three creeds， but one of the three creeds is divided into three; Apostles' Creed， Nicene Creed， Athanasian Creed）PRAISE （Gloria Patri， two versions alternating weekly）CATECHISM （refers you to an appendix where you'll read from the Heidelberg Catechism or the Westminster Shorter Catechism。 These are undated; you are encouraged to read one question a day。）PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION （seven prayers from church history， repeated weekly）SCRIPTURE READING （refers you to an appendix where they share the M'Cheyne reading plan。 Here's where it gets confusing， the plan clearly has you reading FOUR chapters a day， but the book has you just reading one chapter a day？？？？）PRAYER OF INTERCESSION （thirty-one prayers from church history; you are also encouraged to pray on your own for personal， church， world needs）LORD'S PRAYER （daily）The book has five appendices: musical tunes for the Doxology and Gloria Patri， the two catechisms， the M'Cheyne reading plan， and the collects from the Book of Common Prayer， and author index。 The book pulls in sources from all over--including the Book of Common Prayer。 The structure is different from that of the Book of Common Prayer， and yet there are similarities to a certain degree。 It does offer more variety in some ways。 I think you could definitely improvise with this as well。 You wouldn't have to read just one chapter from a daily reading plan that clearly and obviously has four readings。 You wouldn't have to follow this reading plan at all。I do wish that one of the sections was focused on the PSALMS and taking you through the Psalms each month。 That's one of my favorite， favorite， favorite things about doing the Daily Offices from the Book of Common Prayer。There are some things I'd definitely consider 'borrowing' and working into my daily devotions。 。。。more

Aaron Lee ，

How can you find a fresh way to experience your daily quiet times with God？ In Be Thou My Vision， Jonathan Gibson gives a liturgy for daily worship。Spend Time with GodPurposefully planned in 31-day readings， this liturgical guide is designed to provide structure to the daily worship of your personal devotions or family worship times。 Each daily reading includes a call to worship， adoration， confession， assurance， creed and catechism， the Gloria Patri， a prayer of illumination， Bible reading， int How can you find a fresh way to experience your daily quiet times with God？ In Be Thou My Vision， Jonathan Gibson gives a liturgy for daily worship。Spend Time with GodPurposefully planned in 31-day readings， this liturgical guide is designed to provide structure to the daily worship of your personal devotions or family worship times。 Each daily reading includes a call to worship， adoration， confession， assurance， creed and catechism， the Gloria Patri， a prayer of illumination， Bible reading， intercessory prayer， and the Lord’s Prayer。You can read each entry in 15–20 minutes。 The entire book is just over 300 pages， and it will help you find focus and purpose， using historical prayers， creeds， and catechisms that have historically helped saints from the past be pointed to Christ。 The beautiful cloth-over-board book is housed in an attractive slipcase， and you will want to take it off your shelf as you spend time with God。Eager to Read， Enjoy the MomentWhat I discovered when I was using this book was how it helped my concentration and focus。 The structured format allowed for my mind to anticipate what was next， and it allowed my heart to hold fast to God。 Because of the separate components， the devotions did not seem boring。 Instead， I found myself eager to read and enjoy the moment。 While I enjoyed all of the Scriptural selections in the liturgy， my favorites were the “Assurance of Pardon” sections。 Gibson prompts us to “Receive these words of comfort from God，” and each verse seemed like a fresh Word from the Lord。 Daily meditating on God’s forgiveness and the comfort of Christ brought a new dimension to my relationship with Him。 See and Treasure GodThese devotions will soften your heart， bring renewed energy， and engage your mind。 In a steady stream of daily mediation， by day or by night， they will help you see and treasure God。I received a media copy of Be Thou My Vision and this is my honest review。 。。。more

Amber Thiessen ，

In some Christian traditions， a liturgy guides the order of corporate worship。 There's a structure followed including prayer， scripture reading and recitation of the creeds; most often deeply founded in history。As I grew up in the church， we had some traditions when it came to celebrating communion， child dedication or baptism， and there was a structure to the worship service with many similarities， while much less historical （my first recitation of the Apostle's Creed was in Swahili during our In some Christian traditions， a liturgy guides the order of corporate worship。 There's a structure followed including prayer， scripture reading and recitation of the creeds; most often deeply founded in history。As I grew up in the church， we had some traditions when it came to celebrating communion， child dedication or baptism， and there was a structure to the worship service with many similarities， while much less historical （my first recitation of the Apostle's Creed was in Swahili during our first worship service in East Africa）。Patterns of worship lead us to adore Christ for who He is， provide us opportunity to confess our sin and humanity， to recall the core beliefs of our faith and seek Him in prayer。 Just as our corporate worship has a structure， so does our personal worship。The typical devotional used is - hopefully - based on scripture， leads us in a prayer and guides into a practical response。 In Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship by Jonathan Gibson， we have a 31 day guide to our daily worship， using historic prayer， creeds and catechism; this plan helps root our time in truth， inviting us to discover the foundational and historic aspects of our Christian faith。What we know and believe about God significantly impacts our worldview， the choices we make， how we relate to others and informs how we think about cultural issues。 So， if you're looking for a resource to take you deeper， I'd highly recommend this one！ （Added bonus， it looks beautiful！）Quick Stats# of pages: 352 pages （designed for 31 days of worship）Level of Difficulty: EasyMy Rating: 5 stars！What are your patterns of daily worship？*A big thanks to Crossway for the complimentary copy of this book and the opportunity to post an honest review！ 。。。more

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