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Wide As The Oceans, High As The Heavens

    Wide As The Oceans, High As The Heavens

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      Here is a compilation of prayers from five of Annie Heppenstall's previous books. Annie says, 'Each one of my books celebrates the awe of this beautiful world we live in, but also acknowledges that... Read more

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        Description: Wide As The Oceans, High As The Heavens

        Here is a compilation of prayers from five of Annie Heppenstall's previous books. Annie says, 'Each one of my books celebrates the awe of this beautiful world we live in, but also acknowledges that life can be very challenging as we struggle with personal circumstances and questions of faith.'

        In this book, you will find prayers

        • celebrating the wonder of the natural world
        • using inclusive and feminine imagery for God
        • reinterpreting traditional Christian prayers,
        • in inclusive language
        • of time and season
        • in the Celtic tradition
        • for tree planting, place blessing and pet funerals
        • to honour women's stages of life from menarche to menopause
        • seeking a way through loss, illness and anxiety
        • seeking peace in difficult relationships, including within church communities
        • expressing wonder at divine love and much more!

        The index enables prayers to be traced to their original sources.

        Contents

        SECTION A - Awe, Thanks and Praise
        Psalm-inspired prayers - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Praise in a Celtic style - from Search Me and Know Me
        Prayers of the Feminine Divine, - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Wisdom
        Sacred breath
        To the Shekhinah (feminine presence of God)
        Mother
        The Rock who gives us birth

        SECTION B - Prayers of the Earth
        In the 'Celtic' style - from Search Me and Know Me
        Being aware of our location in the environmen
        Love of nature
        Psalm-inspired awe in nature - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        The four traditional elements - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Prayers of place
        Animal life - (all this section are from The Book of Uncommon Prayer)
        Prayers at a pet funeral
        Trees
        Care for the environment

        SECTION C - Times and Seasons
        Unless stated otherwise, the prayers in this section are all found in The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Days of the week
        Times of day - holy hours
        The liturgical year and of our life-journeys
        Advent time
        Christmas
        Easter
        Pentecost
        Lammastide/harvest/bread
        All Saints/All Souls/Samhain (the old name for this time)
        Natural times and seasons
        Moon phases and feelings
        Night-time

        SECTION D - Prayers of Humanity
        Psalm-inspired prayers - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Prayers for specific qualities and spiritual 'fruits' - from Search me and Know Me
        Asking for blessings
        Prayers for home, safe space, environment and location blessing - from Search me and Know Me
        Praying together for someone or something - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Psalm-inspired prayers
        In times of personal difficulty
        Psalm-inspired prayers
        In time of conflict/difficult relationship with others
        When there is nobody to trust
        Asking for help in crisis
        Focus on feelings
        Life as spiritual journey: challenges of faith - from Rejoice with Me
        Safe in God
        Trusting God
        Talking about God
        Finding God during high and low times
        God's loving acceptance
        God in the everyday
        God's concern for our well-being
        God's loving acceptance
        Giving and receiving support
        Relating to others
        Human weakness and God's understanding
        Leading and serving
        Prayers of transformation -from Rejoice with Me
        Health and well-being concerns - from Hiding in God: pairs of contrasting prayers
        God's presence in the night
        Finding confidence in God
        Waiting in God's love
        Being known by God
        God's love working through others
        Trusting in God
        Held by God
        Safe in God's care
        God's understanding of pain
        God's presence in the unexpected
        The experience of being prayed for
        God's patience
        Resting in God
        In God's hands
        Knowing God's acceptance
        Blessings of renewal
        Nurturing empathy
        Strength in God
        Seeking God's peace
        Encircled by God
        Living in God
        Finding refuge in God
        Seeking transformation
        Hope in God's power
        Seeking understanding
        God's reassuring peace
        Seeking help
        Lightening the load
        Realising God's love
        God's faithfulness

        SECTION E - Inspired by Tradition
        'Prayer book' tradition - from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        Celtic Christian tradition - from Search Me and Know Me
        A prayer-a-day resource of 47 short prayers - from Who Do You Say That I Am?

        A prayer a day through Lent (47 days) can also be used to make a set of prayers for other times, for example each day of the month, for the duration of Advent (24 days), 'Celtic' Advent (40 days starting on 15th November) or Pentecost (40 days).
        Closing reflection from The Book of Uncommon Prayer
        APPENDIX - The source books

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