Bedside Prayers: Prayers & Poems for When You Rise and Go to Sleep – A Charming Collection for Daily Motivation, Peace, and Simple Reflection - Softcover

Cotner, June

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060933194 ISBN 13: 9780060933197

Publisher: HarperOne Large Print, 1999

Synopsis

A delightful little nightstand companion to make prayer a natural part of every day.

Greet the day with a celebration of sunrise--and close it with deep appreciation for life's daily gifts and lessons. Here in one charming volume -- compiled by the author of the popular gift book Graces -- you'll find an uplifting collection of readings, prayers, and poems arranged in specific sections to make the joys of prayer a simple, natural part of each day. Special prayers bring motivation to Morning, and lullabies and musing help us focus on the peace of Nightfall. Other readings offer Inspiration or Comfort, or guide us gently through private Reflections. Bedside Prayers is a lovely little gift book for anyone who would like to make the enjoyment of daily prayer as constant as the rising and setting of the sun.

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About the Author

June Cotner is the author of the celebrated Graces, Bedside Prayers, Get Well Wishes, Animal Blessings and Family Celebrations. She lives with her husband, two wayward dogs, and two stray cats in Poulsbo, Washington, just outside of Seattle.

From the Back Cover

A delightful little nightstand companion to make prayer a natural part of every day.

Greet the day with a celebration of sunrise--and close it with deep appreciation for life's daily gifts and lessons. Here in one charming volume -- compiled by the author of the popular gift book Graces -- you'll find an uplifting collection of readings, prayers, and poems arranged in specific sections to make the joys of prayer a simple, natural part of each day. Special prayers bring motivation to Morning, and lullabies and musing help us focus on the peace of Nightfall. Other readings offer Inspiration or Comfort, or guide us gently through private Reflections. Bedside Prayers is a lovely little gift book for anyone who would like to make the enjoyment of daily prayer as constant as the rising and setting of the sun.

From the Inside Flap

Whether quiet and introspective or heartfelt and celebratory, blessings are a way for us to greet each new day with thanks and hope. In Bless the Day, June Cotner shares with us a treasury of poems and prayers that touch the heart and nurture the spirit.

Arranged by theme, the pieces in this collection focus on hope, courage, and love as thoughtfully as they do on inspiration, faith, and strength.

The blessings here are meant to be shared with family and friends at life's great events, offering comforting words for the bereaved, encouraging words for graduates, inspiring words for newlyweds, and songs of hope for readers on any occasion.

Filled with the wisdom of timeless poets like Emily Dickinson, enlightened thinkers like Mother Teresa, and fresh voices whose words pierce the soul, Bless the Day offers comfort and encouragement throught the hard times and makes the good ones even more memorable.

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Bedside Prayers

Prayers & Poems for When You Rise and Go to SleepBy Cotner, June

HarperSanFrancisco

Copyright © 2004 June Cotner
All right reserved.
ISBN: 0060933194

Chapter One

Inspirations

In All Endeavors

In all endeavors
Strive to celebrate
The spirit of the warrior ...
Calm,
Centered,
Certain...
Whether tending to the flower garden
Or searching for the heart of the divine.

Jo-Anne Rowley

These Are The Gifts I Ask

These are the gifts I ask
Of Thee, Spirit serene:
Strength for the daily task,
Courage to face the road,

Good cheer to help me bear the traveler's load,
And, for the hours of rest that come between,
An inward joy of all things heard and seen.

Henry Van Dyke
(1852-1933)

Continues...

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Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne Large Print
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060933194
• ISBN 13: 9780060933197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192