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During a time of forced separation and isolation, it can be tempting to fill the formerly busy
schedules of our lives with any number of distractions. We want to invite you, instead, to take
these moments and rest beside the living waters of God’s love. Drink deeply from devotional
resources designed to help you center yourself. Dive into biblical reflections and prayers that
soothe the soul and strengthen our resolve for the living of these days. Dig into the richness of
our Christian heritage and story with books written to help us lean into the new normal emerging
around us.
If you have suggested resources that have been of help to you, let us know! Email Will Green with the resource title
and a brief description, and we’ll review it for addition to this list.
Yes, and…is an excellent daily prayer resource for fans of Richard Rohr’s work, and those who are looking for an alternate way to live out their faith—a way centered in the open-minded search for spiritual relevance of a transforming nature.
Dr. Laurence Stookey of Wesley Seminary has created this resource to serve as a daily prayer book for the home and personal use. This Day contains thirty-one forms of prayer, one for each day of the month drawn from: John Wesley’s 1738 Forms of Prayer for Every Day of the Week, The 1784 Order for Morning Prayer, The United Methodist Book of Worship, The Book of Common Prayer, The IONA and Taize Communities, the Benedictine tradition, the Eastern Orthodox tradition, and contemporary sources.
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
by Shauna Niequist
Written in Shauna’s warm and vulnerable style, this collection of essays focuses on the
most important transformation in her life, and maybe yours
too: leaving behind busyness and frantic living and rediscovering the person you were
made to be. Present Over Perfect is a hand reaching out, pulling you free from the
constant pressure to perform faster, push harder, and produce more, all while
maintaining an exhausting image of perfection.
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Alive and Loose in the Ordinary: Stories of the Incarnation by Martha Sterne
Sterne shares her gift for storytelling, showing readers that the Incarnation is alive
and loose everywhere they look, in the listening ears, kind voices, and loving hearts of
people they bump into everywhere. Each essay is followed by reflection questions, making
this a lovely volume for group study.
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Hearts on Fire: Praying with the Jesuits Discover the rich tradition of Ignatian prayer
in Hearts on Fire, compiled by Michael Harter, SJ. Hundreds of Ignatian prayers are
included here, many written by the most illustrious Jesuits—Ignatius Loyola, Francis
Xavier, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Anthony de Mello, Karl Rahner, Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin, and others.
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Pray-As-You-Go
Pray As You Go is a daily prayer session, designed to go with you wherever you go, to
help you pray whenever you find time, but particularly whilst travelling to and from
work, study, etc. Lasting between ten and thirteen minutes, it combines music, scripture
and some questions for reflection.
Download from the Google Play
Story
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D.C. Faith Community Resources for Coronavirus Response
Resources and information compiled by Wesley Theological Seminary. These have been
complied to assist faith communities. This webpage has specific resources and
information for Washington, DC.
That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief by Scott Berinato
Originally written for the Harvard Business Review. Explores the realities of grief
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Taking Care of Yourself
pray-as-you-go.org
commonprayer.net
northumbriacommunity.org/offices/how-to-use-daily-office
edgeofenclosure.org
The Good Neighbor Movement: Liberation and Lent Devotional
The Liturgists
The Liturgists Podcast is a genre-bending, chart-topping exploration of the most interesting and
pressing topics of our time through the lenses of art, science, and faith. The award-winning program
has an audience of millions.
You Are Safe
A meditation on fear (approximately 15 minutes)
Change
A conversation on change & how to face it unafraid (1hr, 10 min)
