Liturgies for Hope: Sixty Prayers for the Highs, the Lows, and Everything in Between by Audrey Elledge & Elizabeth Moore
Liturgies for Hope: Sixty Prayers for the Highs, the Lows, and Everything in Between by Audrey Elledge & Elizabeth Moore
Sixty contemporary, comforting liturgies that break through the noise of modern life to offer time-tested wisdom for readers navigating burnout, anxiety, and other stresses.
Remind us, Jesus, that You lay sleeping in the boat, in the middle of the storm at sea. You are neither surprised nor distressed by the mounting chaos. You are not a God who panics.
In search of comfort, seekers and the faithful alike are embracing liturgical prayers to remind themselves of God’s promises as they look for peace in everyday situations. These readings, as Pastor Jon Tyson notes in his foreword, "pierce the endless noise of both local and national media, and speak to our hearts in a deep way."
These beautifully penned prayers will help readers lay down their fears, losses, and brokenness as they engage the messier, lonelier concerns that aren’t usually addressed from the pulpit: the desire to be liked, creative droughts, secret sins, hunger for laughter. Perfect for daily inspiration, each entry is an invitation for readers to articulate their concerns and draw on the truth of God's promises.
Liturgies for Hope is at once timeless and perfect for this particular moment, offering the words to express our longings, shore up our prayers, and reorient our hope.
Elizabeth Moore is a graduate of Mississippi College and the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University. Born and raised in Louisiana, she now lives in New York, where she works at Penguin Random House and serves with the Church of the City New York creative team. Elizabeth has contributed articles to Timshel, Transformed, Windrose, Belong, and Portico magazine.
Audrey Elledge is a graduate of Baylor University and Vanderbilt University. She lives in New York, where she works at SparkNotes and serves at Church of the City New York. Audrey is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize and the Virginia Beall Poetry Prize. |