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New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

"A Liturgy for Morning Prayer," Upper Room Worshipbook

Used by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved. This prayer appears in “A Liturgy for Morning Prayer” in Upper Room Worshipbook.

Christ Beside Me, Christ Within Me

Celtic Blessings

Beth A. Richardson • March 2016

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Many Christians long to sense God's presence in their everyday lives but don't know how. Inspired by the ancient form of prayer practiced by the Celtic people, Beth Richardson offers a multitude of short prayers—blessings—that embrace every aspect of daily life.

A sense of joy about ordinary moments of the day pervades this book. Many of the blessings came to Richardson during one of her daily activities—walking her dogs. As she welcomed the day, she thought about celebrations, challenges, and other situations people she loved were facing.

The result is a lovely collection of prayers that recognize God's presence in each moment, from waking to sleeping, from birth to death. The blessings will help readers acknowledge the richness of the gifts of life; express their feelings about special moments such as births, marriages, and graduations; offer words to pray during times of struggle; and give them a way to pray for the world and all its people.

KEY FEATURES

  • Short, simple prayers to read aloud or memorize
  • Organized for simple accessibility
  • Digital versions feature color photography


Categories: Prayer, Spiritual Practice
Beth A. Richardson serves as the director of prayer and the Upper Room worship life and dean of The Upper Room Chapel. She has worked at The Upper Room in various roles, including editor of Alive Now and director of The Upper Room’s website. An Oklahoma native, she is an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church and is a member of the Mountain Sky Conference. Beth holds a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Oklahoma City University. Follow her writings at betharichardson.com.

ISBN: 978-0-8358-1523-9

Kindle ISBN: 978-0-8358-1533-8

EPub ISBN: 978-0-8358-1524-6

Imprint: Upper Room

Pub Date: March 2016

Trim Size: 5.5 in (w) x 8.5 in (h) x 0.207 in (d)

Page Count: 96

BISAC Categories: RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Christian

BISAC1: REL052010

BISAC2: REL012080

BISAC3: REL012120

In this exquisite weaving of story and Celtic prayers, traditional and new, Beth Richardson gently calls us to a life of blessing, a life in which the tender, gracious presence of God is sung, beheld, and received. Richardson's prayers honor the Celtic tradition, yet also call the reader to craft personal blessing prayers, written for all times and all seasons.
—Mary C. Earle Episcopal priest and author of *Celtic Christian Spirituality**