Let Us Pray: Reformed Prayers for Christian Worship

by Martha S. Gilliss (Editor)

Overview

This practical book for use in Reformed worship boasts a collection of highly engaging prayers written by current Presbyterian pastors and theologians. Unique amidst most prayer books, the language of these prayers is conversational in tone, rather than formal, and their concerns represent a diversity of approaches. Divided into sections by seasons of the liturgical year, Let Us Pray includes prayers of confession, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving, as well as assurances of pardon, litanies, and calls to worship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664501730
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/31/2003
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Martha S. Gilliss is a former curriculum editor for Congregational Ministries Publishing of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a former editor for Geneva Press. She currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Introduction	1
1	Prayers for the Seasons	5
	Advent/Christmas	7
	First Sunday after Christmas	22
	New Year	24
	Epiphany	27
	Midwinter	29
	Lent	31
	Palm/Passion Sunday	34
	Easter	39
	Pentecost	43
	Ordinary Time	47
2	Special Occasions in Ordinary Time	117
	Baptism	119
	Celebration of the Lord's Supper	122
	Thanksgiving Day	126
	Marriage and Anniversary	129
	Father's Day	131
	Divorce	132
	Death	133
	Serious Injury and Illness	136
	Aging and Retirement	137
	Graduation	140
	Saying Goodbye	147
	New Friendships	148
	Prayers for the Natural World	149
	Loneliness	150
	Peace	151
	About the Contributors	155