I have gotten totally sucked into the show The Monastery. The basic story of this show is six men from all walks of life are chosen to enter a Benedictine monastery. This show offers an interesting insight into life as a monk and the struggle that it holds.
On tonight's episode one of them men was struggling with how to find meaning in daily recitation of the Psalms in chant. The act of liturgy was difficult for him. The monk he was speaking with said, "I think the secular liturgy is a sports game..." He went on to describe how a football game offers the same flow and pattern of worship. The procession of the teams, the invocation and etc.
It was an image of a worship service that I hadn't thought about before.
Another quote from the Abbott, "Part of maturity is having a conflict and coming out of it."
edit: The show is on TLC
1 comment:
what channel?
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