This small book is an invitation. It asks us to put aside a little time on the weekdays in Ordinary Time to read the Gospel of the Day and to ponder where God might be at work, and at play, in the ordinary experiences that soak up our time. It is written in the belief that Every Day is New; that God might be humming a slightly different tune in your ear today than yesterday or tomorrow. God fills the present with a song, a fragrance, a whisper, a touch. We are blessed if we can appreciate God’s more subtle flavours. That is what prayer is for.

Each week inside this book contains a simple image – a picture of graffiti or street art. These images are reminders that we are part of a broader community where everyone is trying to create an environment of meaning. They are included as an invitation to keep looking outwards as well as inwards.

Every Day is New is proof that there is nothing ‘ordinary’ about Ordinary Time.