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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Michael Morwood - New Book - Prayers for Progressive Christians

PRAYERS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANS
by Michael Morwood
246 pages

$24.95  US
at Amazon.com

$20 US
including postage
within the USA
from
www.morwood.orguntil June 25th


Michael Morwood’s previous book of prayers, Praying a New Story, received wide acclaim. Awarding the book among the Best Spiritual Books in 2004, Spirituality & Health Magazine commented, Invigorating, poetic and imaginative… the perfect resource for small groups interested in exploring new avenues of devotion and spiritual practice.”


   Morwood goes beyond “devotion and spiritual practice” in Prayers for Progressive Christians, A New Template. In the first part of the book he summaries the key theological shifts that necessitate changes to liturgical, group and personal prayer. In the second part he demonstrates how these major shifts in theological thinking can be incorporated into a new template for meaningful, contemporary prayer.





Part One: Praying What We Now Believe

Why Prayer Should Change
God
Revelation
The Purpose of Life
Jesus
The kingdom of God
Liturgy
Christ
Religion
Prayer
General Principles For Composing Prayers



Part Two: Prayers

The Gift You Are
Think of Yourself As a Gift of the Universe
The Flower That Shattered the Stone
Trusting the power within us
All Is One
Everything and everyone is connected
Personifying the Great Mystery
Pointers to the beyond
Come on Home
What lies at the heart of our being?
Embedded Wisdom
We know the path to progress
Advent
What are we longing and hoping for?
Christmas
Who is this child for us?
New Year
Moving beyond our comfort zone
First and Foremost
Working for a better world
Light
Let your own light shine
Human Like Us
Being fully human is more than enough
The Cost
Paying a price for what is right
Perseverance
Standing firm in the face of opposition
Ash Wednesday
From stardust to human
The Power of Story
Giving thanks for storytellers
Palm Sunday
What “following Jesus” really means
Holy Thursday
A human story of hope and trust
Good Friday
Let us not lose sight of Jesus who leads us in our faith
Easter
The seasons of life
Being God-Conscious
Becoming more mindful
Pentecost
Celebrating the “Spirit” in everyone
Nella Fantasia
Our shared human longing for the world
Forgiveness Prayer
            Drawing strength from within.
Baptism
Celebrating the wonder of new life
Wedding
The wonder of human love
Death
Living on beyond death
Suicide
Funeral reflection and prayer
Prayer and Children
Deepening Awareness of the Great Mystery
Prayer of Petition
One with everyone and everything
Sickness and dying
Prayers with the sick; prayers with the dying
Facing Reality
            A reflection on progressive religious thinking


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