OfficeHours -- What's next?
Spirituality and Technology
NEW!! Changes coming!
I recently returned from a week of refreshment and renewal with the Iona Community at the Iona Abbey in Scotland. During the time one of my tasks was the reflection on this site and it's structure. Some of the changes coming involve adding prayers for the church and the world and adding discernable spiritual themes to the week. In addition, the site will gradually be improved to provide more options and enhancements, as well as filling out the prayer calendar. will
The Prayers
Here's what you can look forward to:
- Different prayers for each day of the week, with the hope of growing to a two week cycle.
- Addition of short psalms to each office.
- Addition of prayers for others, the workplace, the world, and the Church.
- Some use of spiritual themes for each of the days of the week.
- Seasonal variations in the prayer cycles
- Optional use of contemporary, traditional, and inclusive language.
The Technology
- Use of database technology to provide varied content.
- Optional use of javascript and cookies to identify user preferences and to provide the proper office based on the day and time on the user's computer.
- Continued availability of simple pages that are accessible to all users.
Credits and Contributions
Currently, the prayers come from various sources, including current prayerbooks and prayers of my composition. I'm willing to consider including prayers written by others, but at this time the only compensation I can offer is acknowledgement. Should any publications grow from this site, fair royalties will be negotiated.
I hope that this site can be of use to you. In many ways, I have been putting it together to help me with my prayer life. Publishing it on the web makes it open to all and I hope that you will share it with your friends.