Praying the Hours

by Suzanne Guthrie

In Praying the Hours Suzanne Guthrie offers us a contemporary way to practice the ancient tradition of hallowing time throughout the day by marking the hours with prayer and thanksgiving. With humor and wisdom she draws on her experience as a wife, mother, Episcopal priest, and teacher of children, showing us through her own life how these devotions can fold into the times of a hectic day. By praying the hours all the activities of our days ― our eating, sleeping, working, cleaning, playing, and reading ― become part of the sanctification of time and place.

In part one Guthrie focuses on the importance of stability of place in the life of prayer. “Every time I move,” she observes, “I have to learn to pray all over again,” and she describes how she has learned to make a new home a house of prayer. In part two Guthrie takes us through the hours of prayer in the monastic day and explores how praying at fixed hours through the day can draw us closer to God.

Praying the Hours is one of our series of Cowley Cloister smaller format, gift edition books designed for meditative and devotional reading.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Linda M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suzanne Guthrie has written another wonderful book. It is at times poetical and at other times funny. It soothed my soul while reading it. I want to relate on part of the book that made me laugh & re-read several times.

I had the pleasure of meeting Suzanne at the Benedictine Experience at Kanuga in 2006. She is a delightful woman & I enjoyed the time with her.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spiritualury and Daily Livinng

Suzanne Guthrie writes of her daily adventures assisted by her Anglican spirituality and experiences. Her book
was a good read. She was moving into
a new home. My wife and I are hoping to dothe same.

[Cheri · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a devotional in praying the daily the office written by a female Episcopalian priest. I wasn't expecting the devotional format and there appears to be more personal content here from the author than information about the divine office. While I found her stories interesting, they were not often enlightening regarding prayer. This was a nice devotional and I would recommend it for that purpose, but it is not useful instruction for "Praying the Hours."

[Mommcgee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found it to be SO CALMING!
Great food for thought AND for my soul!

[Meredith Kadet Sanderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't wait to read it again. Suzanne is helping me move.