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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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New Normal: Discerning the Rhythm of Lament, Thanks, and Praise in Bad Times and Good

New Normal: Discerning the Rhythm of Lament, Thanks, and Praise in Bad Times and Good

Mercer, Paul
Stovell, Beth M.

Hardcover

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $43.00

ISBN13: 9798385215553
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Published: Dec 10 2024
Pages: 278
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
These prayers of lament, thanksgiving, and praise arose out of worship at Bayside Uniting Church in Queensland, Australia after May 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic challenged worship as usual, since services were restricted to online gatherings. During this time, Paul Mercer felt stirred to discern how he could contribute positively within his own faith community. Over Easter 2020, he recognized the possibility of writing congregational prayers, both for in-person gatherings as well as online use. These were based on the weekly morning and evening liturgical readings of each Sunday as the pandemic gripped the world stage. What emerged was an eclectic set of integrated Old and New Testament psalms that follow the liturgical year. As people gather in Christ, amidst both bad times and good times, they can receive the strange gift of a new normal world. May the circulation of these new normal prayers be to the glory of God.

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