Pastoral Prayers for the People of God
Pastoral Prayers for the People of God

Author: Paul Watermulder

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-02-13

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1524580031

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These are prayers given in public worship from World War II to the twenty-first century by one of Americas great Presbyterian preachers and leaders. They are helpful for personal devotions and for professionals seeking guidance or inspiration in the offering of prayers. Chapters include AdventChristmas, LentEaster, and the Church year as a whole. There are also prayers for special occassions focused on Thanksgiving, church anniversaries, and patriotic themes.

The Cure for Sorrow
The Cure for Sorrow

Author: Jan Richardson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781735161204

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When Jan Richardson unexpectedly lost her husband and creative partner, the singer/songwriter Garrison Doles, she did what she had long known how to do: she wrote blessings. These were no sugar-coated blessings. They minimized none of the pain and bewilderment that came in the wake of a wrenching death. With these blessings, Jan entered, instead, into the depths of the shock, anger, and sorrow. From those depths, she has brought forth words that, with heartbreaking honesty, offer surprising comfort and stunning grace. Those who know loss will find kinship among these pages. In these blessings that move through the anguish of rending into the unexpected shelters of solace and hope, there shimmers a light that helps us see we do not walk alone. From her own path of grief, Jan offers a luminous, unforgettable gift that invites us to know the tenacity of hope and to recognize the presence of love that, as she writes, is "sorrow's most lasting cure."