To lead people in public prayer is one of life's greatest privileges. At the same time it can be a challenge to try and keep the prayers fresh and relevant and avoid using the same old phrases. Following on from the successful 500 Prayers for All Occasions David Clowes provides 500 more prayers for different occasions which provide a great resource for anyone leading public prayers.
To lead people in public prayer is one of life's privileges. At the same time it can be a challenge to try and keep the prayers fresh and relevant and avoid using the same old phrases. In 500 Prayers For All Occasions David Clowes provides a variety of prayers in this useful resource for those responsible for leading public prayer.
Whether you need a prayer for the beginning of class, a parent or staff meeting, a saint's day, or the liturgical season, you should find what you need in this collection of prayers. Some prayers are prepared for specific annual events, some for general occasions, but all can easily be adapted to a school or parish's situation and needs.
Here are 500 prayers for every occasion. Prayers for relationships; for problems; for saying thank you; for crying out in anger or pain; for times of spiritual dryness; for times of starting again. They can be used for worship together, and for worship alone. They can open up new possibilities, and help to bring a bad day to a better close. The 500 prayers will be split into thematic sections, including: - Seasonal (Including: Christmas, Easter, Pentecost) - Thanksgiving; - Praise and worship; School (including exams, bullying, relationship with teachers) - Relationships (including friendships, sex, and boyfriend/girlfriend) - Justice (including prayers about the environment, poverty etc) - Knowing God (including prayers for spiritual gifts) - Pain and problems (including bereavement and illness). The prayers themselves will be numbered but continually varied - featuring a mix of ancient prayers (approx 20%), and prayers written by the author and by young people. They are written in a variety of styles, and are preceded by a short introduction where necessary. An extensive index is included alongside features to help young people in developing a prayer life.
Let Us Pray is a collection of eloquently written prayers drawing believers to the essence of faith—prayers that will glorify God's wondrous works, comfort during troubling times, and help readers lift others' needs to God. For the times when you are led to pray, but don't know what to say, this book will help you find just the right expression for the situation.
This easy-to-carry and very practical devotional resource will help all individuals, congregations, families, and small groups looking for assistance in prayer and in leading groups in prayer. It includes all the material from the Daily Prayer section of the full-sized edition of theBook of Common Worship. It features rubrics and blue and maroon ribbons. The cover is also a brilliant maroon. Orders for morning and evening prayer are provided, as well as the psalms and the daily lectionary. Prayers are also included for family and personal life, the church, national life, world issues, and environmental concerns.
Edited by Vassilios Papavassiliou, the Ancient Faith Prayer Book brings together the most ancient and popular prayers of Orthodox Christians with some additions that address issues of modern life, all rendered in elegant contemporary English and presented in a compact format (4.5 X 7 inches) for ease of use. NOW AVAILABLE WITH A BURGUNDY COVER.
Whether you've just begun to pray or have been faithfully praying for years, the wisdom in this book will help you pray better. Fr. Lawrence Lovasik here shows you innumerable ways you can avoid common obstacles and deepen your prayer life, no matter how much or how little you may have prayed before.
'Rock's own poems... show a winning empathy with children.' The Tablet Here is a timeless collection of prayers, dealing with every aspect of a child's life, faith, and delight in the world. Here you will find prayers from the Bible as well as from traditional and more modern anthologies. A great many have been specially written for this book. One section is devoted to prayers for babies and very young children. The others are more suitable for use with older children, whether for reading alone, at family prayers, in churches, or at school assemblies. The prayers are organized by theme and carefully indexed to make the book easy to use and a joy to browse. Since its first edition in 2003, this book has established itself as a trusted resource among all those who say prayers with children.
The third in the series of popular 500 Prayers books, with prayers based on the Bible readings for every Sunday, plus major holidays such as Christmas, Easter, and so forth, 500 Prayers for the Christian Year provides an invaluable resource for Churches and individuals, for both corporate and personal worship. Based on the Lectionary, it includes a full set of Scripture readings for each Sunday of all three years. Every Sunday features a prayer of preparation that coincides with the psalm for that day, with prayers of praise, confession, and intercession around the other scheduled Bible readings. Designed with flexibility in mind, each prayer can be used individually or as a set for the day. Written in accessible, everyday language, and avoiding the traditional language of written prayers, 500 Prayers for the Christian Year is the perfect resource to help make corporate prayers flow naturally in the modern world.
