Prayers for the ClassroomPhilip A. Verhalen Liturgical Press, 1998 - 229 pagina's We know that prayer should be like breathing - just a normal part of our daily lives. Yet, like the first disciples who asked Jesus how to pray, we need help and so do our youth. Prayers for the Classroom provides that help with structured daily communal prayers, particularly for private school teachers who want to begin class with a prayer. In keeping with the seasons, these community prayers enrich the liturgical spirit of every part of the academic year. Prayers for the Classroom incorporates the needs of the group and the social and individual character of each participant, and helps youth learn how to pray with others as well as on their own. These prayers are universal, tried and tested, touching hearts in a personal way. Celebrating diverse cultural origins, Prayers for the Classroom draws on a variety of sources, including expressions of East and West, women and men, youth and sages, biblical and non-biblical beliefs. A simple resource that encourages consistent use, Prayers for the Classroom can be used as a daily program or as an occasional prayer resource; the collection is arranged and indexed by themes so that it can be used easily either way. The format is easy to follow: it is divided into the months of the school year from September through June, with each month divided into four weeks with five distinctive prayers for each week. Each prayer includes a short introduction and background and follows the general pattern of the liturgical season. In November, Thanksgiving prayers are presented; December includes several prayers relating to the Christmas theme; in February and March, lenten prayers are provided; April contains resurrection themes; and May has Pentecostal prayers. In addition to furthering the celebration of the liturgical seasons, this collection captures the poetic and mystical spirit of spring and fall. The variety of these selections allows teachers or students to choose a prayer at random depending upon the desired theme. Chapters are Introduction, Suggested Use of This Book, September Prayers, October Prayers, November Prayers, December Prayers, January Prayers, February Prayers, March Prayers, April Prayers, and May Prayers. A thematic index is also included. Verhalen prepared Prayers for the Classroom to stimulate the minds and hearts of users to a greater union with God, a union that leads to the spontaneous prayer that comes from the depths of the inner-self; prayer that will become, like breathing, a natural part of our daily lives. Its hard cover and one ribbon marker facilitate its use in communal prayer. Philip A. Verhalen, PhD, is adjunct professor of religion at Pacific Lutheran University and a religion teacher at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington. He has published Faith in a Secularized World and several articles on religion and theology. |
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... of others be the motive that inspires me . Give me a love of the truth , perseverance in difficulties , modesty in success and cheerfulness in failure . PRAYER FOUR What Are Years ? Marianne Moore's understanding of 11 SEPTEMBER , WEEK TWO.
... the aching , Or cool one pain , Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again , I shall not live in vain . Emily Dickinson ( 1830-1886 ) PRAYER FOUR Truth The Greek philosophers held to three chief 16 SEPTEMBER , WEEK THREE.
... truth , and beauty . With varying degrees of success , we seek out those values and their variations in time and circumstance . A rather simple but poignant reflection in the value of truth comes to us from Coventry Patmore . He saw the ...
... Truth . " The disciples were bewildered . " Then why do you speak about Him at all ? " " Why does the bird sing ? " said the Master . A bird does not sing because he has a statement . He sings be- cause he has a song . The words of the ...
... truth , and the life . " These words weave in and out of a prose of various meanings . Yet , in time , the words ... Truth , my Life : Such a Way as gives us breath : Such a Truth as ends all strife : Such a Life as killeth death . Come ...