Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

by Tish Harrison Warren

Whether we’re children or heads of state, we sit in our pajamas for a moment, yawning, with messy hair and bad breath, unproductive, groping toward the day.

Alfred Hitchcock said movies are “life with the dull bits cut out.”5 Car chases and first kisses, interesting plot lines and good conversations. We don’t want to watch our lead character going on a walk, stuck in traffic, or brushing his teeth—at least not for long, and not without a good soundtrack. We tend to want a Christian life with the dull bits cut out.

“It’s boring,” the student whined. “No, it’s not boring,” the professor responded. “You’re boring.”

Sometimes, during the best walks, I don’t notice what I’m thinking about. I just walk, and come home quieted.