Louis Weil looks back on his work shaping the liturgical life of the Episcopal Church through his involvement with the development of The 1979 Book of Common Prayerampmdash and looks forward to the future of the church and its liturgical life. Through stories and firstperson anecdotes Weil does ampldquonarrative theologyamprdquo as only he can. Although most points of reference are to the 1979 Book of Common Prayer the book is aiming at a more fundamental levelampmdashnot just Episcopal or even Anglican liturgy but liturgical rites as such how do they ampldquodo what they doamprdquoampmdashor NOT do when they are done badly ampldquoLiturgical Senseamprdquo is two dimensional both the ampldquocommon senseamprdquo of liturgical rites and also their ampldquoaesthetic sense.amprdquo It is Dr. Weilamprsquos contention that in American culture we have an inherent inability to ampldquothink symbolically.amprdquo Dr. Weil seeks to encourage a return to ampldquoliturgical senseamprdquo across the church.