Over the past several decades, The Episcopal Church has sought in its public image to distinguish itself from fundamentalism and the over-literalism that comes along with it.  And yet at the same time, Holy Scripture is such a huge part of who we are and how we conduct ourselves.  One way of understanding this is The Episcopal Church draws its inspiration from large swaths of Scripture.  While you may not hear an Episcopalian quoting chapter and verse on a particular topic, you will notice as you get to know him or her, that their life is shaped by the sacred stories that we hear in worship again and again.  Episcopalians are more likely to paraphrase familiar passages as they struggle with the ethical implications of a decision.  Such an approach is more subtle, and it does take more time, but the end result is one that permeates the entire person. As early as the sixteenth century, the Book of Common Prayer developed a practice where, through Morning and Evening Prayer, faithful