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The Book of Common Prayer
1. Do you believe that 'piety' has fallen onto hard times as a virtue?  Why or why not?
2. Mtr. Mary spoke to the need to develop our piety because it creates for us a well of living water from which we can draw in our most needful times.  How have you found this to be true for yourself?
3. Has the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) been a resource that you have used in developing your piety (or prayer life)?  Why do you think you have, or have not, used it?
4. We read together the Collect for Grace on p.100.  Have someone read it aloud now.  What speaks to you from this prayer?  Do you have a prayer that you say each morning?
5. We read together the Collect at the bottom of p.124.  Have someone read it aloud now.  What speaks to you from this prayer?  Do you have a prayer that you say at the end of your day?
6. Turn to p. 810.  Take a moment to look through the list of prayers.  Did you know the BCP had prayers that spoke to all of these situations and conditions?  From the titles, choose one that you want to read.  Have each person read their chosen prayer aloud to the group and talk about why they chose it and how it speaks to them.
7. Over time, have you noticed that different prayers in the BCP speak to you at different phases or ages of your life?
8. Mtr. Mary 'provoked' us to memorize some of these prayers where they would be available to us when we need them.  Have you memorized any prayers from the BCP?  Would you like to?
9. Mtr. Mary addressed several acts of personal piety that are often engaged in worship - genuflecting, bowing, crossing, and acts of piety at the reading of the Gospel.  Did you learn anything you didn't already know?  Do you participate in any of these?  Why?  Are there some that don't feel authentic or helpful to you.  Why do you think that is?
10.  How might you grow your own personal piety?