In the first chapter of his book You Are What You Love James K. A. Smith writes,
“It is crucial for us to recognize that our ultimate loves, longings, desires, and cravings are learned. And because love is a habit, our hearts are calibrated through imitating exemplars and being immersed in practices that, over time, index our hearts to a certain end. We learn to love, then, not primarily by acquiring information about what we should love but rather through practices that form the habits of how we love.”(Smith, James K. A. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power Of Habit. Grand Rapids. Brazos Press, 2016. Print.)
The Book of Common Prayer is a gift and an aid, giving us the habits and practices that help shape our loves. We have seen this throughout our series in the Sunday worship service, the Liturgical Calendar, and we will see it again in this episode as Fr. Thebeau guides us through the Psalter, Collects, and the Daily Office.