Finally, devotion becomes tangible through small, renewable rites: morning intention‑setting, a brief examen at night, regular service to a neighbor, sabbath rest, and undistracted craft. Tish Harrison Warren’s Liturgy of the Ordinary (2016) illustrates how everyday routines can carry transcendent weight. Start where you stand: make one promise you can keep today, and keep it tomorrow. Like a smith returning to the anvil, you return to your vows; the metal hardens not from one blow, but from many. Over time, the ordinary day—repeated and received—becomes a meaningful life. [...]
