The Collects Are Short and This Episode Is Not

Podcast: The Average Episcopalian · Kate Greer & Annie Hodges

Opublikowano: 2026-11-02

It may be easy to blink and miss a collect in an Episcopal service, but we hope after this episode that you do not. Our discussion today is a love letter to written prayer, specifically the ancient prayer form we call "collects". These short prayers are packed with theology and goodness, and they often know what we need before we do. We review the traditional structure of collects, ponder what it means to pray as a body (rather than praying as an individual), and why it's important to remind ourselves of God's nature. Bonus: at the end of the...