Contemporary Lectionary Prayers (C)

We frequently stumble into rough places which need to be made smooth.

People abuse people. Streets are unsafe. Values are determined by majority vote. Ethics are shaded by the "bottom line."
-- from the prayer for the Second Sunday of Advent

"People find worship meaningful when it touches them on the level of their daily life," writes Dennis Koch. "Our prayers, our music, our preaching and teaching must be sensitive to where people are, so that they can be led to a deeper level in their faith."

Here are over sixty contemporary prayers based on the lectionary gospel reading of the day. These prayers are short and easy to read. Each is suitable for morning worship, church bulletins, newsletters, or personal devotion.

This special collection follows the CSS tradition of providing creative worship resources for congregations. Contemporary Lectionary Prayers, Cycle C, is volume 2 of a three-book set.

A back-of-the-book index helps users find prayers by scripture text.

Dennis Koch is the pastor of Ascension Lutheran church, in Palos Verdes, California. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.

These and other prayers for each Sunday of the Cycle A Lectionary may be used for congregational worship as is or modified for antiphonal reading. The style is conversational and written in the language of today.On the corresponding page of each prayer is: -a listen of the assigned Lectionary Gospel-a Gospel theme-a Gospel note-the liturgical color of the day-suggested hymns