PRAYERS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANS
by Michael Morwood
246 pages
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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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