

Prayers for Living offers 500 new accessible, contemporary and wide-ranging intercessory prayers suitable for public worship or private devotion. The wide thematic range includes subjects for which prayers are not always readily available. In addition to prayers for many world, national, local and people’s needs, there are prayers for our stewardship of God’s world and prayers inspired by ordinary but often overlooked events in daily life including subjects like pets, dementia and more

Susan Sayers £27.99 Packed with intercessions for every Sunday of Common Worship in a simple, easy-to-use format with heaps of useful ideas for all types of service, Prayers of Intercessions is a fresh slant to worship and an excellent starting point for prayers. It can be used word-for-word or adapted to suit one's own presentation style and is a useful companion for anyone regularly participating in intercessions at church services.

Ian Black £11.99 Intercessions for Years A, B and C is a collection of prayers to accompany the Church of England Common Worship Lectionary. Wholly relevant to our everyday world, the intercessions do not sidestep the challenges of living faithfully in difficult circumstances; they do seek to inspire our minds and expand our hearts, as we offer up all we have and all we are, to the grace and mercy of God.

£19.99 David Adam believes that the way to get the most out of worship on Sundays is to pray regularly on weekdays. Here, to help us in this duty and joy of preparation, he offers intercessions, blessings and forms of the peace that link with the readings for each Sunday and great festival, in accordance with the Revised Common Lectionary, Years A, B and C. Employing the Celtic emphasis and style that many people have found so helpful, these prayers will benefit all leaders of intercessions.

John Pritchard Creative ideas for public and private prayer. The bestselling Intercessions Handbook is designed for use in a wide range of formal and informal settings. In two introductory chapters, John Pritchard considers the importance and challenges of the vital task of intercession. He then offers practical examples of intercessions in traditional services, all-age worship, small groups and personal devotions. Material for seasons, major festivals and special events is also included.

John Pritchard. Completely new material, this user-friendly sequel to the Intercessions Handbook is for individuals & groups involved in the vital task of leading prayers in public worship. Easy to adapt to particular situations & with a wealth of creative suggestions for enlivening the prayers. It covers: mainstream public worship; festivals and special events; informal worship and worship for small groups; intercessions with children and young people and personal intercession


Nick Fawcett. Prayers of Preparation includes a short preparatory prayer for every Sunday, in every language of the three-year cycle of the Common Worship lectionary, and prayers for special days and occasions. Each prayer is linked with the theme or occasion to be celebrated and leads meaningfully into worship.

This tried and test collection is a must for anyone leading intercessions in the Church of England. It provides prayers for every Sunday, Holy Day and Festival, Years A, B and C that can be easily adapted to local contexts. The prayers reflect the Bible readings of the day, creating a more integrated act of worship. This expanded edition also contains forms of intercession for numerous extra occasions

With prayers based on the Bible readings for every Sunday, plus major holidays such as Christmas, Easter etc., 500 Prayers for the Christian year provides a resource for Churches and individuals, for both corporate and personal worship, and forms an accompaniment to the two existing volumes in the 500 prayers series. Each Sunday provides a prayer of preparation that goes along with the Psalm for that day, with prayers of praise, confession, and intercession around the other Bible readings.

Prayer is at the heart of BRF's work, and this special illustrated anniversary collection is a celebration of prayer for BRF's centenary year. It can be used in a range of different settings, from individual devotions to corporate worship. Including sections on prayers of preparation, seasonal prayers, and themed prayers for special times and hard times, it is the perfect daily companion to resource your spiritual journey.

Between 1924 and 1938, Evelyn Underhill compiled two personal prayer books for use when conducting spiritual retreats at Pleshey (the retreat house for the diocese of Chelmsford). The prayers were carefully selected and include quotes from a variety of theologians and writers in Christian spirituality, as well as her own very rich, metaphorical and theologically deep prayers. These collections are now available for the first time.
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Then there are all manner of books on prayer both here and in our general spirituality section.

£9.99 A Flexible Pattern of Daily Prayer Through the Christian Year. An order of prayer for every day following the rich tapestry of themes to be found in the seasons of the Christian year, each day's pattern includes:A Thread for the Day - for the hard pressed, a brief prayer outline to sustain them through the day,a Short Order of Daily Prayer - a simple liturgy for the day,a Quiet Space - creative prayer ideas for for those who wish to go deeper, Night Time Blessing - prayer to end the day.

Daily Prayer with Creation Steven Shakespeare. This offers a fourfold pattern for prayer through the day to renew attention, understanding, compassion & delight towards creation. Part 1 offers eight sets of morning, midday, evening and night prayers where the seasons of the Christian year are paired with those of nature Part 2, Praying with the Elements, includes four rites for occasional use. A sequence of newly written biblical canticles is also included and an intro to the nature of prayer.

with the Corrymeela Community £8.99 This draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland's longest established peace and reconciliation organisation, Corrymeela. At the heart of its life is a simple pattern of daily worship. This book captures its essence to help you incorporate its spirituality into your practice of prayer. Structured over 31 days, it offers a daily Bible reading with accompanying prayer by Pádraig Ó Tuama. as well as an introduction to the spirituality that sustains’s it

£4.99 Some Daily Prayers for Church of England People – the product of decades of parish ministry – hits the spot in many crucial areas. Laid out in a way that makes a daily pattern of prayer possible and sustainable, it has a wealth of common-sense teaching about faith and the practice of it, and an imaginative and wide ranging selection of material.
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Insightful, honest, and life-changing prayers from The Power of a Praying® Wife are the perfect starting point in asking for Gods purposes and plans to come about abundantly in your husbands life. This little book will help you unlock the enormous power of prayer in your marriage.

In an attractive gift format, this is a book for all in need of healing, for those who pray for others, for caregivers, pastors, counselors, Stephen ministers, and compassionate visitors. It points to God's healing power and promises that in God's time and in God's way, ""all will be well.""

In Prayers of Hope and Healing, The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals provide an inspiring and thought-provoking framework for meditation and prayer. With inspiring Bible verses, challenging reflections and thoughtful prayers, Rainbow Prayers is an important book which will inspire and encourage all to get involved in the world around them and to live the life Jesus commands us to.

Francis experienced God's presence in his heart and he expressed this intimate relationship in the prayers which have since become spiritual classics. This translation contains fifty-five of Francis' most beautiful prayers, including "The Canticles of Creatures", the "Divine Praises" and "A Prayer for Assisi".

£10.99 Through raw and authentic prayers, based on the gospel stories, Terry Hinks leads readers into the heart of the gospels the more clearly to see the needs and joys of today's world. This highly original book helps readers to pray out of, and with, the words of Jesus and to discover the joy of prayer as a two-way conversation - listening as much as speaking to God.

Angela Ashwin The Book of a Thousand Prayers is a collection of wise and honest prayers to God about his concerns and ours: who he is to us and who we are to him, and how we experience life, death, relationships, the church and the world. Ideal for private prayer and public worship, and containing practical advice on how to pray, this book offers a spiritual feast that will nourish you for the rest of your life.

David Clowes £14.99 The second of two volumes of which we have both and there are more new ones to come. Suitable for church or personal use

From living rooms to church basements, Sarah Bessey grew up amongst prayer circles filled with women from diverse backgrounds who prayed in diverse ways. In A Rhythm of Prayer she captures the spirit of those prayer circles, bringing together a range of faith leaders, including Barbara Brown Taylor, Amena Brown, Nadia Bolz-Weber and many more, to offer daily inspiration for connecting with God.

Prayer is central to Christian faith; indeed, as Timothy Keller notes in his introduction, it is the main way we experience deep change. Yet so many people struggle with prayer - a struggle that the author himself has shared. This wise and inspiring book is the fruit of those struggles, offering a real and glorious vision of what it can mean to seek God in prayer.

If you’re feeling miserable, disillusioned, bored, tell God about it. If you’re angry with God, spit it out. If you’re troubled by doubts and questions, say so. Why pretend to feel what you don’t? Why go through the motions if they mean nothing to you? Be yourself; tell it as it is. Despite what you may think or fear, God won’t be shocked. Praying without pretence, that’s what we should aim for.

Move from a transactional experience with God to a transformational friendship with Him through prayer. How can time with God be a source of peace in a loud and distracting world? In Beholding, spiritual director and poet Strahan Coleman invites readers to discover the joy of being with God, not just working for Him. As they inhabit the art of resting in God's presence, prayer becomes not only a place of seeking, but becoming.

Philip Yancey £9.99 PRAYER: DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? tackles the following questions: What is prayer? What difference does it make? Why and how should we pray? What about unanswered prayer? How should we understand prayer for physical healing? Reads as the journal of a fellow traveller: questioning, challenging, lamenting the unexplainable and rejoicing in the discovery of awesome insights. His journey is beautifully illustrated with moving true stories drawn from around the world.

A comprehensive, profound and immediately accessible book which opens the way for all to increase their understanding and develop their practice of prayer. Richard Foster explores the riches of the historical classics of prayer as well as his own personal experience and roots his teaching in scripture. No one who reads PRAYER will remain unmoved; all will find encouragement within its pages.

Stephen Cottrell £9.99 HOW TO PRAY is a basic primer on prayer. It will get us started, keep us going and uses every stage of life and its varied events to renew and expand our understanding of being alive to God through prayer. Completely honest about the struggles and difficulties everyone encounters, it will help us discover how natural prayer is, even when we least feel like it.










