Take Our Moments and Our DaysAn Anabaptist Prayer Book, Ordinary Time edited by Arthur Paul Boers, Barbara Nelson Gingerich, Eleanor Kreider, John D. Rempel, Mary H. Schertz |
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"It is a blessing to have a prayer book rooted in our common Christian tradition of morning and evening prayer. It is unabashedly Anabaptist while employing the best elements of Christian prayer from other ancient and contemporary Christian sources. The layout is simple and clear and holds to a consistent pattern." - Father Andrew D. Ciferni, O.Praem., Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Pa.
Take Our Moments and Our Days is a four-week cycle of morning and evening prayer services prepared for the period in the church year between Pentecost and Advent. The services focus on the teaching and ministry of Jesus: the Lord's Prayer (week one), the Beatitudes (week two), Jesus' parables (week three), and Jesus' miracles (week four). The prayer services are designed for use by small groups of families, although they are suitable for individuals as well.
- Scripture-saturated prayer. Virtually all the words in these prayers are adapted or taken directly from the Bible.
- The voice of Jesus. The words of Jesus are strikingly prominent in these services.
- Anabaptist coloration. Lying behind the prayers is a pattern of themes that are especially important in the Anabaptist tradition.
A second volume, now in the planning stages, will include prayers for the festival seasons of Advent through Pentecost.
Published in collaboration with the Institute of Mennoite Studies at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana.
"Praying with Scripture is a deep, sustained, and beloved tradition of the church. Take Our Moments and Our Days offers an inviting way to both enrich our daily prayer and open ourselves to the wisdom and renewing energy of our sacred texts, shaped and formed by these words taken to heart." - Marlene Kropf, Mennonite Church USA
"A superb prayer book! The editors have done an outstanding job choosing texts and hymns and writing prayers and forms to establish substantial patterns of prayer. Their language is that of the universal church, so this publication knits its users to Christians throughout time and space. I pray that this volume will be used widely and well." - Marva J. Dawn, author of Talking the Walk and Joy in Divine Wisdom