Take Our Moments # 1: An Anabaptist Prayer Book: Ordinary Time

I had been looking for something to give me more structure for my morning times of prayer. I like that the structure of these morning and evening prayers include scripture reading and a structured time of prayer. Each day takes you through 5-6 topics that give me just enough guidance to keep me on track, yet not so full of material that I feel I can't personalize it. For those who don't like someone telling you what to pray for (though clearly there is freedom when its just you and the Spirit), you may find this monotonous after the first 4-5 days. However, given what I was looking for, this has been a great tool.

Not easily understood. Need to buy correct version of Mennonite hymnal. May be useful if conducting worship service, but there are many better books for personal prayer/devotion.

The benefits of this prayer book (and its companion volume) are many: Anabaptist coloration: themes of peacemaking, forgiveness, discipleship, and justice are prominent, as are the words of Christ; helpful organization: each prayer time has three movements (call to praise, discipleship, and intercession), which help structure our prayers and reflection; biblical: everything in this prayer book is rooted in scripture, from the invocation to the benediction; thematic unity: each prayer service develops a unified theme, which helps sharpen focus and meditation.Excellent prayer books for both personal and corporate use.

This book has been an excellent help in guiding my teens in private worship. When they have worked through a complete liturgy, they have experienced a beautifully guided time of prayer and worship.

We've just started using this book, but even the introduction conveys spiritual guidance, gently and compellingly.You may want a copy for every (or every other) participant.

I love this book. It allows me me to have a focused worship time everyday. It is more than a daily devotional.

I just purchased this book on Kindle and it is not organized in a format I am familiar with. It has a lot of good worship resources but it will take me some time to figure it out.

Take Our Moments and Our Days is an excellent prayer book for use in a group. The prayers are arranged for morning and evening prayer in a four week cycle focused on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ: Lord's Prayer, Beatitudes, Parables, Signs and Wonders. In addition to psalms and other scripture readings, there is opportunity for silence, song, and free prayers of thanksgiving and intercession in this format. The book has been helpful in sponsoring the life of discipleship in our community.

First class

This is refreshing stuff. It is easier to carry than the heavier Daily Prayer, and has much from our background as non-conformists to inform life in the Other denominations.