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
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CONTENTS
Home life
Breakdown
Bringing up children
Fractured friendships
A world at war
Peacemakers
Our responsibilities
Four major issues
Seeing Christ
Lord of all hopefulness
The joy of the earth
Earth-abuse
Sustaining the earth
Not statistics but people
Blessing
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
Desolation
Letting go
Farewell
Hope
Our future
Commitment
Moving on
God’s blessing
The destination
INTRODUCTION
For all life’s beauty and fascination, none of us go through life unscathed. We