Formed In Worship (The Hours)
10/4/26-10/31/26

OVERVIEW
Every life has a rhythm - waking and walking, working and resting, starting and ending.

The question is not whether we keep rhythms, but which rhythms form us.

The early Church lived in a world of uncertainty, opposition and constant movement; yet at the heart of their life was prayer - steady, patient prayer - returning the mind and heart to God again and again.

The Hours invites us into this same ancient rhythm:  not by adding weight, but by gently receiving what is already true - Christ is with us in every hour.

We practice kneeling prayer in the morning, at midday, and before bed, remembering that God is present in work, in rest and in every ordinary moment.

Each week will focus especially on one of these prayers, while the church is invited to practice all three daily throughout the month.  We are not formed by dramatic moments, but by daily return to Christ. Worship is not only what we do on Sunday - it is the rhythm of a life attended to His presence.
The Three Daily Prayers
Morning Prayer
      • “Spirit, I was made for Your presence.  May this day be one I spend with You in all that I do. Amen.”
Midday Prayer
      • “Jesus, I was made to join Your work in the world. Please order the rest of my day in love for the people You have given me to serve. Amen.”
Bedtime Prayer
      • “Father, I was made to rest in Your love. May my body rest in sleep, and may my mind rest in Your love. Amen.”

These prayers are intentionally short - not to reduce prayer, but to open doorways into constant communion.
Dates Theme Scripture Focus
Oct 4 –
Oct 10, 2026 		Acts 12;
Psalms 1, 5, 19, 27,
63, 90, 92, 100
Oct 11 –
Oct 17, 2026 		Acts 13:1–13;
Psalms 23, 37, 46,
62, 84, 121, 139
Oct 18 –
Oct 24, 2026 		Acts 13:14–52;
Psalms 4, 16, 42,
51, 91, 103, 131
Oct 25 –
Oct 31, 2026 		Acts 14:1–20;
Psalms 13, 22, 77,
88, 119:49–64,
130, 143

Scripture Memory
October 4 - October 31, 2026: Psalm 9:1–2 (ESV)
 [1] I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;
  I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
[2] I will be glad and exult in you;
  I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 

Spiritual Movement
Morning → Midday → Nightfall

A daily arc of worship that mirrors the arc of every life:
      • Receiving (Morning)
      • Returning (Midday)
      • Resting (Night)

This is the shape of Christian formation.

Core Truth
To be the Church is to be a people who pray with their whole lives - rhythmically, steadily and honestly.

Worship is carried in the body and breathed into ordinary time. We become like what we return to.

Reflection Prompt for the Whole Arc
At the close of Week 43:
      • When did you remember God’s presence most naturally?
      • Which prayer felt most like home?
      • Which felt unfamiliar or challenging?

Then write your own simple “hour prayer” - one line for morning, midday and night - and carry it forward as a quiet rule of life.