Daily Liturgy Devotional: 40 Days of Worship and Prayer

“One of the best ways to renew and refresh your personal time with the triune God is to use a new guide for daily devotions. With its Scripture readings, prayers from church history, confessions of sin, expressions of thanksgiving, memory verses, hymn lyrics, and more, Doug O’Donnell’s Daily Liturgy Devotional invites a richer conversation with the living God and strengthens core virtues for the Christian life.”

“This devotional guide paves a helpful path for worship and prayer. Drawing from biblical and historic resources, this forty-day plan helps us think biblically, read devotionally, and live doxologically. These rhythms will certainly aid any who want to grow in the practice of personal worship.”

“The prophet Jeremiah once proclaimed, ‘Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart’ (Jer. 15:16). Doug O’Donnell’s marvelous devotional book serves up a feast of God’s word. If you’ve struggled with your devotional life or are looking for something that is more deeply rooted in the rich liturgies and prayers of the church, I highly recommend this book. It will bring joy and delight to your heart.”

“Many Christians find it difficult to use the Bible devotionally and to be both disciplined and expansive in their personal prayer life. Doug O’Donnell has provided a great resource to meet that need. His forty-day pattern of reading and reflecting on a biblical theme uses Scripture, traditional prayers, and familiar songs to focus hearts and minds in the worship of our great God. Warmly commended.”

“The Daily Liturgy Devotional is a marvelous resource! Its teaching is clear, direct, and penetrating. Its content draws on the rich treasure of the Christian tradition. Its format engages the whole person, mind and body, in worship. I particularly appreciate how the scriptural insights are woven together with prayers and songs. This soul-stirring, life-shaping volume will do more than inform you—it will form you. I highly recommend it.”

“This book is a gift to Christians who seek guidance in our devotional times with the Lord. In addition to Scripture readings, Doug O’Donnell provides helpful instruction on the facets of prayer: adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. There are also model prayers from the people of God throughout history, from the Psalms to the great hymns of our faith. This volume will be of great use for both individual and group worship.”

“Doug O’Donnell’s leads the heart through a progression of prayers infused with, and informed by, the word. He masterfully weaves theological themes through Scripture passages, concise commentary, hymns, and readings from men and women of the faith. The result is a combination of prayer, praise, instruction, and renewal in the word that effectively leads the heart to reflection, the gospel, and gratitude. These flexible thematic entries can be used repeatedly—daily or weekly—and in such a manner that would have the comfort of the familiar but with the potential of ever-deepening your love and knowledge of Christ.”

“Spiritual formation is a multifaceted endeavor, one that involves personal experience, faithful teaching, and participation in corporate worship. Doug O’Donnell has provided a service for us by bringing together readings from Scripture, concise applications, historical liturgies of the church, and responsive hymnody in an effort to help us grow in Christ. In this devotional you will walk through the word, accompanied by voices of the saints, and you will find yourself lifted up with them.”

“With his handy forty-day format, Doug O’Donnell raises the register of our personal times with God. His thematic structuring invites us to deeper spiritual experiences by framing meditations on the Scriptures with opening citations of prayers by many who walked with the Lord in the past and closing classical hymns of devotion and praise for the Lord’s saving grace. The theological depth of these prayers and hymns, as well as O’Donnell’s reflections on Scripture, exposes the pervasively shallow and trivial nature of contemporary expressions of evangelical piety. But in so doing, it increases my own passion to act righteously, to demonstrate loving kindness, and to walk humbly with my God (Mic. 6:8).”

“Doug O’Donnell has put together a wonderful daily devotional resource for us all. It is theologically rich and easy to use, with helpful variety in the materials included and in the range of biblical themes that are covered. The structure provided for each day’s devotions is easy to follow while being stimulating and will assist with focusing on God and his word. I have been encouraged in my faith daily as I have used it.”