Pocket Prayers for Troubled Times. John Pritchard

      

       Other books in the series:

       Pocket Celtic Prayers

      compiled by Martin Wallace

       Pocket Graces

      compiled by Pam Robertson

       Pocket Prayers for Children

      compiled by Christopher Herbert

       Pocket Prayers: The Classic Collection

      compiled by Christopher Herbert

       Pocket Prayers for Advent and Christmas

      compiled by Jan McFarlane

       Pocket Prayers for Commuters

      compiled by Christopher Herbert

       Pocket Prayers for Healing and Wholeness

      compiled by Trevor Lloyd

       Pocket Prayers for Marriage

      compiled by Andrew and Pippa Body

       Pocket Prayers for Parents

      compiled by Hamish and Sue Bruce

       Pocket Words of Comfort

      compiled by Christopher Herbert

      Church House Publishing

       Church House

       Great Smith Street

       London SW1P 3AZ

      ISBN 978 0 7151 4195 3

      Published 2009 by Church House Publishing

      Introduction, compilation and individual prayers copyright © John Pritchard 2009

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored or transmitted by any means or in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without written permission, which should be sought from the Copyright Administrator, Church House Publishing, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ.

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       CONTENTS

       Introduction

       Work, unemployment and money

       Hard times

       Money worries

       Working at God’s pace

       Drudgery divine?

       ‘All shall be well’

       Home life and relationships

       Home life

       Breakdown

       Bringing up children

       Fractured friendships

       Our broken world

       A world at war

       Peacemakers

       Our responsibilities

       Four major issues

       Seeing Christ

       Lord of all hopefulness

       Our fragile earth

       The joy of the earth

       Earth-abuse

       Sustaining the earth

       Not statistics but people

       Blessing

       In times of illness

       When illness strikes

       For the sick and those who care for them

       Challenge to faith

       Staying open

       Beatitudes for disabled people

       Dementia

       Mental illness

       Trust

       In times of bereavement

       Desolation

       Letting go

       Farewell

       Hope

       Our future

       Into God’s hands

       Commitment

       Moving on

       God’s blessing

       The destination

       Index of first lines

       Index of authors and sources

       Acknowledgements

       INTRODUCTION

      For all life’s beauty and fascination, none of us go through life unscathed. We