Prayer in the hours is a way of letting Jesus set the pace of our days. When we pause in the morning, afternoon, evening, and night, we are reminded that our lives are not our own—we are caught up in His story. Celtic Christians prayed with the rising sun, in the midst of labor, at the table, and before rest.
In the same way, we pause at these times to remember that “our attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…”