From the moment we wake until we go back to bed, every day is filled with ordinary moments that allow us to connect with God. This collection of short prayers for children to pray throughout their days—on the way to school, when noticing a bird in a tree, or looking at the stars—will bring delight, and help them begin to recognize the nearness of God.
Framed around one ordinary day, this book explores daily life through the lens of liturgy, small practices, and habits that form us. Each chapter looks at something author Tish Harrison Warren does in a day—making the bed, brushing her teeth, losing her keys—and relates it to spiritual practice as well as to our Sunday worship.
The perfect gift for seekers, the curious, and the spiritually hungry, The Little Book of Prayers now has a stunning new cover and a more prayer book–like format. Gathered from holy books and prayer books, from songs and spirituals, spoken traditions and poets, it is an unexpectedly approachable collection of common and uncommon prayers from around the world. The entries, one per page or spread, are chosen for their depth of feeling, beauty of expression, spiritual intensity, and sense of the universal. The book is organized into broad categories of praise, entreaty, contemplation, mourning, and grace; and two indexes—one by authorship, and the other by topic—make it immediately accessible. There are familiar prayers, like the Lord’s Prayer and 23rd Psalm, which, placed in new context, shine with a renewed beauty and wisdom. You’ll find prayers unfamiliar to many in the West, such as the “Opener” from the Koran or the four vows of the Boddhisattva, chanted every evening in Zen monasteries around the world. And the surprising—from the “Prayer of the Unknown Confederate Soldier” to the blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins to the poetry of Rumi. God help us to live slowly: To move simply: To look softly: To allow emptiness: To let the heart create for us. Amen. —Michael Leunig You, whose day it is, make it beautiful. Get out your rainbow colors, so it will be beautiful. —Nootka Song
Praying with your little ones is easy with these heartfelt prayers and sweet and captivating illustrations by the popular children's author and artist, Maïte Roche. In the morning and at bedtime, on ordinary days and on holy days, these 29 simple prayers will draw your family closer to God and to each other. With its touching and colorful illustrations, this charming little book will be your child's praying companion all year long, leading the children into a lifelong journey of intimacy with the God who made them and loves them forever.
Cancer, did you know that I am a poet? In stirring verse and essays, Katy Bowser Hutson chronicles her battle with breast cancer and the complications of faith amid such a fight. Accentuated by the art of Jodi Hays, Katy's words lead us through her resistance to sickness, fight for survival, and wrestling toward beauty.
Doxology: a journal of worship and the sacramental life, Volume 33.4 (Advent-Christmas 2022) Founded in 1984, Doxology: a journal of worship and the sacramental life is a quarterly, peer reviewed journal published by the Order of Saint Luke (OSL Publications). It focuses on emerging and historical theologies and practices of Christian worship. Print distribution is to the members of the Order globally, as well as to a number of theology departments and seminary libraries in the United States. Doxology also continues the tradition of the journal Sacramental Life, which merged with Doxology in 2020.
Little Prayers Everywhere are a series of prayer and journal reflections for those struggling to develop a consistent prayer life. It is for new or seasoned Christians seeking a guided Sometimes we (including myself) only feel the need to speak with God when we need Him to change a situation or circumstance in our lives. We are somehow conditioned to see prayer as only a petition for God to give us something or alter our external bubble. What if we approached the Lord differently through small prayers aimed at a specific part of us? What about prayers which ask Him to change and nourish pieces of us at a time? Prayers that transform the spirit within us permanently; instead of fulfilling fleshly pleasures serving us outwardly and temporarily.
A cycle of poems for all of life's seasons - moving through the seasons of the church year, from the expectancy of Advent through to the start of the next year. These poems take the reader on a journey to find where the holy meets the everyday in our lives.
