David Clowes Knihy

To lead people in public prayer is one of life's greatest privileges. At the same time it can be a challenge to try and keep the prayers fresh and relevant and avoid using the same old phrases. Following on from the successful 500 Prayers for All Occasions David Clowes provides 500 more prayers for different occasions which provide a great resource for anyone leading public prayers.

For use in Churches, small groups, and at home with your family, 40 Prayers for All-Age Worship provides simple, accessible prayers that can guide you in enriching and profound inclusive services or devotional times. Adapted from the popular 500 Prayers series, with some new prayers, and written in everyday language, this book is the perfect resource to bring families and the whole Church together in worship.

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. Designed with flexibility in mind, each prayer can be used as a set for the day or individually. A unique selling point for this book (and the series as a whole) is that the author has deliberately written them to avoid the traditional churchy language of written prayers, creating a natural sounding and accessible resource. Based on all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary (used by the Churches of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, plus the Methodist Church, and United Reformed Church) a resource that increasingly being used informally by Churches using set readings for the first time (e.g. Baptist Union, Charismatic Churches).

For use in Churches, small groups, and for your own devotional time, 40 Prayers for Advent provides simple, accessible prayers for use during the Advent season. Adapted from the popular 500 Prayers series and written in everyday language, this book is the perfect resource to help mark one of the most important seasons in the Christian calendar.