Prayers in Times of Crisis - Softcover

Mary Caswell Walsh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568541104 ISBN 13: 9781568541105

Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications, 2007

Synopsis

In the aftermath of any crisis, people lurch from vivid flashbacks to empty numbness, from needing to know to wanting to forget. Frightened, we need safety. Exhausted, we want strength. Disoriented, we seek guidance. With our sense of security in ruins, we instinctively turn to prayer for the comfort, energy, and interior calm to do the work of grieving, healing, and rebuilding. This book provides prayers and brief reflections, ancient and modern, from the Christian tradition and from others as well. The texts are gathered around themes such as safety and deliverance, strength and guidance, mourning and remembrance, renewal and reconciliation, restoring and rebuilding, and thanksgiving and praise. Prayers in Times of Crisis is a comforting resource for anyone facing crisis or recovering from trauma, be it a public tragedy or a personal one. Published by Liturgy Training Publications.

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From the Publisher

Sooner or later, everyone experiences crisis. Traumatic events befall individuals and families. Cataclysm can strike a community, a nation, a world. Crisis scrapes away our topsoil and brings us to bedrock, to our deepest values , and most enduring beliefs. This book brings together prayers, ancient and modern, from around the world. It is a resource for anyone facing crisis.

Review

"Crisis" is a resource for those facing or recoveing from trauma, be it national trauma...or personal crisis. -- Buena Vista Resource Page, Jan/Feb 2004

Perfect for those situations where you are looking for the right words to say. -- Crux of the News, 2004

The prayers-both modern and ancient-were engaging, and the organization made it easy to find a...passage to fit my particular need. -- St. Anthony Messenger, April 05, Susan Hines-Brigger

These small books...published by Liturgy Training Publications, are collections of short prayers from diverse religious traditions. -- Compass: A Review of Topical Theology, Summer 2003, Vol. 37

This little prayer book is for when we think we cannot pray. -- Catholic Women's Network, Winter 2003, Catherine Rowland

About this edition

• Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1568541104
• ISBN 13: 9781568541105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64