Simple Prayers for Complicated Lives |
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| Author:
| Phillips, Jennifer |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59627-029-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Church Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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From booting up the computer or driving a car, to pregnancy, childbirth, and sending out a child in shared custody, this collection offers simple prayers for living into and through the joys, anxieties, and complications of modern life. Traditional prayers -- on waking, table graces, and preparing for sleep -- are included, too.
Phillips is equally at home with lament and thanksgiving; prayers for recovery from a robbery or divorce mingle with thanks for healing and the...
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From booting up the computer or driving a car, to pregnancy, childbirth, and sending out a child in shared custody, this collection offers simple prayers for living into and through the joys, anxieties, and complications of modern life. Traditional prayers -- on waking, table graces, and preparing for sleep -- are included, too.
Phillips is equally at home with lament and thanksgiving; prayers for recovery from a robbery or divorce mingle with thanks for healing and the ordinary ticking of a clock.
Prayers include: A Child's Breakfast Prayer, Dashboard Prayer, At the Computer, For Watching Television, Writing Checks, Prayer for a Marriage Bed, Delivery Room Prayer, For a Couple Longing to Conceive, A Prayer for Imperfect Parents, Out of This Muddle, After a Robbery.