Praying the Scriptures: Litanies for Sunday Worship

By Jeremiah D. Williamson

The Prayers of the People is the place where liturgy is most likely to lose energy. Of course, that should not be the case; it is a great privilege to offer our prayers to God as a congregation. But the Book of Common Prayer provides a limited number of forms and, although it also provides guidelines for composition of original prayers, many parishes have prayed just a couple of the forms over and over again for 35 years. Williamson began to compose these new prayers for his parish, posting them on a blog as they were used each Sunday. He discovered in the process that the congregational urge to move beyond the Prayer Book's six forms is a common one. These new prayers bring freshness to corporate prayer, carrying the lectionary-based themes of the hymns, lessons, and sermon into the service, creating a fresh and focused worship experience. Lectionary based prayers in a call-and-response format Written in language that is fresh and well-crafted

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898699207
• ISBN13: 9780898699203
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: CHURCH PUBLISHING INC
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"