Download or read book Prayers and Reflections During the COVID 19 Crisis Of 2020 written by Tonya Dowhite and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of writings from a Black Christian woman's perspective that seeks to understand the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolded. Reflections explore responses to the pandemic in the United States, calls for unity and prevention, and ways to keep spirits uplifted during a time of unfamiliarity, crisis, and unexpected loss. The writings also highlight holidays and other current events that emerged during the crisis, such as the events surrounding George Floyd.
Download or read book Pandemic Prayers written by Beth Felker Jones and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short book of devotional reflections and prayers, from Wheaton College theologian Beth Felker Jones, was written in March and April of 2020, in the face of the pandemic crisis. These twenty-five short readings share the love of God and the hope we have in Jesus Christ as we face a time of fear, anxiety, isolation, and suffering. The devotions include material from Psalms of Lament, Julian of Norwich, and reflection on the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. These reflections are a companion for anyone walking through suffering and crisis.
Download or read book Ponderings During the Pandemic written by Yvonne Hall and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time of the COVID-19 Pandemic was a time of quarantine and isolation for many people, causing much loneliness and sadness. As an Associate Minister and a member of a few ministries in my church, I felt led to try to bring some encouragement and inspiration to the members of these ministries. And so, with the aid and anointing of the Holy Spirit, I began frequently sending these short messages to the ministries via e-mail. Those messages have resulted in the compilation of this present work. They are my thoughts, reflections, musings, and meditations during the year-long period of quarantine, isolation and restrictions. However, the majority of these reflections are not merely my thoughts, but they are scripturally based, backed by the Word of God. Some of them may be considered Sermonettes. For example, let's take a look at one of the readings dated April 1, 2020 and entitled "In the Valley." Psalm 23:4 says "Yea though I walk through the valley and the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." Because of this Coronavirus (COVID-19), we are most certainly in a valley right now. Sickness and death are all around us. Nevertheless, the operative phrase in this verse is: "THROUGH THE VALLEY" with emphasis on the word, "THROUGH." Yes the situation seems dark right now; it's frightening and scary, but it's also temporary. We shall not stay in this valley. We can put our CONFIDENCE in the Lord of the valley, believe that He will lead us THROUGH this valley. Also, we are not alone in this valley, for the Lord of the valley is with us. He is our COMPANY-KEEPER, and if we can look away from the scary shadows and focus on the company-keeper, the author and finisher of our faith, He will keep us by His grace and mercy, and we know that His grace is sufficient, and His mercy endures forever. Finally, this verse not only gives us confidence and a company-keeper, but it promises COMFORT, and this comfort comes from the Lord of the valley's Rod and His staff--the Written Word and the Living Word. The Written Word (the Bible) with its promises of provision and protection is our source of comfort, and the Living Word, who is Jesus, our Shepherd, leads us THROUGH this valley. "Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and He will strengthen our heart. WAIT, I SAY, ON THE LORD!" (Psalm 27:14). In April of 2020, many folk were becoming so anxious, so devastated, and actually fearful of what was happening, I was led to try to help people understand that they were not alone, and that they would get through it in God's time. Although, at this writing, we are almost completely through that valley, it is my prayer that these readings will continue to strengthen you and comfort you in any other "valley" you may find yourself going through.
Download or read book To Heal the World written by Pope Francis and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume collects the words of Pope Francis on the pandemic of coronavirus pronounced during the General Audiences. It covers a time span from August 5, 2020 to September 23, 2020. The book has been created with the aim of preserving and transmitting the intention expressed by the Pontiff at the conclusion of the General Audience of August 5, 2020: "It is my desire to reflect and work together, as followers of Jesus who heals, to build a better world, full of hope for future generations. The Preface is signed by Peter K. A. Turkson, Cardinal Prefect of the Department for the Service of Integral Human Development.
Download or read book God and the Pandemic written by N. T. Wright and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a different way of seeing and responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, an approach drawing on Scripture, Christian history, and the way of living, thinking, and praying revealed to us by Jesus. What are we supposed to think about the Coronavirus crisis? Some people think they know: "This is a sign of the End," they say. "It's all predicted in the book of Revelation." Others disagree but are equally clear: "This is a call to repent. God is judging the world and through this disease he's telling us to change." Some join in the chorus of blame and condemnation: "It's the fault of the Chinese, the government, the World Health Organization…" N. T. Wright examines these reactions to the virus and finds them wanting. Instead, he shows that a careful reading of the Bible and Christian history offers simple though profound answers to our many questions, including: What should be the Christian response? How should we think about God? How do we live in the present? Why should we lament? What should we learn about ourselves? How do we recover? Written by one of the world's foremost New Testament scholars, God and the Pandemic will serve as your guide to read the events of today through the light of Jesus' death and resurrection.
Download or read book Musings written by Sylvia D. Sargent and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musings is an offering designed to encourage, edify and challenge all who read it to view the events of the day from a spiritual as well as practical perspective.
Download or read book God We Still Need You written by Jon Swanson and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes we need prayers to help us reflect on the pain we've lived through. In the euphoria of a vaccine and the freedom that people will feel, the work of those who lived through the worst will be forgotten. Tragically, the effects of that work will linger for the rest of the lives of those nurses. And respiratory therapists. And intensivists and patient care techs and EVS workers and child life specialists and radiologists and pharmacy techs. And chaplains. We will all carry with us the pictures of families on the other end of Zoom calls, watching mom as she is taking her last breaths. We will remember the fastidious, almost paranoid attention to donning and doffing protective gear. We will remember the IV poles in the hallways outside rooms with COVID-19 patients. Or we will forget those moments and be surprised when we suddenly start crying. We will all carry with us the tension in our bodies we felt as we read our social media feeds talking about a made-up virus as we think about its actual cost on the people we took care of inside the hospital. Into this grief come the words of a hospital chaplain who worked through this year. Starting with Advent 2019 and going through Thanksgiving 2020, these essays and prayers reflect one hospital chaplain's conversations with God and others during a challenging year. The framework is the church calendar: Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Eastertide, Ordinary Time. Each section starts with orientation to the season, to what was happening outside the hospital, and what was happening inside. The heartbeat is the Sunday prayers. Essays from the author's blogs, 300wordsaday.com and SocialMediaChaplain.com, are placed into that framework at the time they were written. The death and uncertainty aren't always in the foreground of these prayers and reflections. There are stories and moments that must be protected. But those stories and moments are always informing the writing. And this isn't a memoir, not in the kind that reviews the past and provides meaning. Instead, it is a journal, written in public, offering glimpses of a difficult year.
Download or read book When We Turned Within written by Sarah Tuttle-Singer and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is much more than a record of loss. It is a collection of reflections, prayers, and poems of many, many individual souls who collectively tell the story of right now with depth and heart and startling brilliance. On these pages you will find honest testimony of a very difficult time on our planet. Be inspired by these voices and see patterns emerge, feel the pain and longing and hope and faith and frustration and loneliness and transcendence of each contribution. When We Turned Within will help you believe once again that all people share a common humanity, that our souls bind us together, that a better day is possible.
Download or read book Coronavirus the Pandemic of the Century and the Wrath of God written by Ramsis F. Ghaly and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Towards the end of 2019, I started to feel that the Lord, our God, had had enough of the stubborn and stiff necked people as their wickedness, rebellion, and disobedience continued against him and his son. These actions were a resemblance of the days of Noah, Sodom, Gomorrah, and Nineveh. I felt that Jesus, the son of God, no longer had a home here on Earth. There was no place for him in homes, playgrounds, workplaces, and sadly, no home in the churches that worshipped his holy name. I witnessed the wrath of God against Satan, beginning with the apocalyptic fires in Australia that killed millions of animals and destroyed the beautiful land. I began to warn the world through my posts starting on January 5, 2020. I knew his wrath would continue, this time by way of an apocalyptic pandemic that would kill thousands of people. I began to dream about the looming crisis and started to share with the world through my social media. I decided to write my first post on January 30, 2020 relating to the pandemic, calling for a worldwide chain of prayer. I knew the Coronavirus pandemic could not be treated and that many casualties could be expected. I could feel that God was angry while Satan was elated at the state of our world. Following my posts in January of 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began evolving. I continued to cry out to the world, but was attacked, mocked, and threatened as people accused me of spreading rumors. I was told to stop, as people said, "This virus is nothing. It's just another flu." Others said, "You're supposed to be a scientist and should know that the seasonal flu takes the lives of thousands every year. This Coronavirus is no threat." I wished that they all would see what I see and hear what I hear, but few did. I decided to record all of my thoughts, dreams, nightmares, prayers, reflections, and predictions about this dangerous and lethal pandemic that the world was trying to dismiss. This book consists of 73 chapters across under ten sections, contain all of my posts in the order that they were written as well as my notes regarding what I have seen beginning in January 2020 until now, including my thoughts on the post-pandemic era. Some of my predictions have already occurred while others have yet to be seen. I believe that the message we should receive from all of this is that the world must look to our God, the almighty, and his son, Jesus, our Savior. The son shall return and God will lift his wrath as we all go through our journey of repentance here on earth for our salvation lies with the blood of Jesus. Only recently I have started to receive calls in which the people that doubted me have apologized that they did not listen sooner. They have seen that I knew what was coming and tried to warn them. While the Coronavirus pandemic continues, I pray that the Lord will have mercy upon our people and upon the face of the earth.
Download or read book Voices Out of Lockdown written by Jan Sutch Pickard and published by Wild Goose Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in spring 2020, many people turned to writing: diaries, letters, cards, poems. Human words, sent out across the void of our isolation, shouted into the storm over which we had no control. What we could do was communicate with each other, raise our voices against the silence of separation, argue with our own doubts, call out to God, express our fragile hope. Here are the voices of just a few - members and associates of the Iona Community - with poems, psalms, songs, affirmations of faith and prayers written during a full and fraught ten weeks. We offer these human words believing that when the darkness seems overwhelming, light dawns; that into the silence of our worst fears God speaks a living Word.
Download or read book Living Through 2020 Covered by Prayers and Hats written by Rev. Martha Orphe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living through 2020: Covered by Prayers and Hats, author Rev. Martha Orphe invites you to review experiences of the unprecedented year 2020 through a collection of original prayers and poems that she quilts together with nearly one hundred photos in a message of gratitude that inspired, encouraged and connected us to God and neighbor.
Download or read book Lessons of Hope written by Gabrielle von Bernstorff-Nahat and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This world-wide pandemic has effected the world and billions of human beings world wide and has caused much pain and grief. Amidst the suffering there are signs and lessons of hope to be learned, which are the subject of this book. May we pay heed. Gabrielle von Bernstorff-Nahat is a poet, artist and architect living in Switzerland. Cover Art: by the artist: Lapis Lazuli from the Series: Mary
Download or read book COVID 19 Reflections Prayers Poems written by Arnold Rosney and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How was Covid-19 for you? How did you journey with the pandemic as part of your life? If you were to put down into words how you were during Covid-19 what comes to mind and what would you write? This eBook is the fruit of those questions and an amazing insight into the thoughts and feelings of those who journeyed through Covid-19. From the young and the wise this eBook is a fascinating, wonderful inner journey from worry to reassurance, from darkness to light.
Download or read book Faith in a Time of Virus written by Kim Cain and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spiritual approach through photographs, reflections, prayers on the Covid-19 lockdown in Melbourne. Ordinary and unexpected images collected from the streets and lanes of Brighton and Hampton in Melbourne, combined with words and prayers become a timeline insight into faith and life in such time. Initially, for the St. Leonard's Uniting Church community of Brighton beach, these were posted on Facebook.
Download or read book REFLECTIONS DURING A PANDEMIC written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conquering Coronavirus written by Teresa Tomeo and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether the coronavirus still threatens you, your friends, and your family or has harmed someone you love, these pages will ease your fears, heal your wounds, quench your sorrow, and bring you the consolation God provides to all who seek Him in pestilential times like these — times that are, in fact, not foreign to our ancient Faith. For in Christianity's two-thousand-year history, cruel persecutions and sudden, uncontrollable plagues like COVID-19 have time and again struck mankind, challenging Christians to rise up spiritually against evils that cannot immediately be conquered materially. Now our turn has come . . . along with the help we need to succeed. Here celebrated Catholic author and media host Teresa Tomeo has drawn forth from Scripture, the lives of the saints, and contemporary sources a healing balm for souls — believers and unbelievers alike — who have been shaken by the frighten
Download or read book Experiencing God in the Ordinary written by William A. Barry and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Illumination Book Awards, Silver Medal: Theology God’s presence is not “out there” but right here. We tend to look for God in dramatic or miraculous moments, but such expectations can blind us to God’s ongoing presence. What if God is already with us, in the life we have this moment? When we experience ordinary but meaningful events, such as our first love or a favorite novel, we are in fact encountering God’s presence. As we learn to notice spiritual movement within and around us, we can recognize the many facets of God’s love that touch us daily. “As a priest and spiritual director of many decades, my driving desire is for people to experience God’s limitless love for them and to recognize it when it emerges in what they consider just ordinary life happenings and conversations.” —William A. Barry, SJ Whether we are in pain or crisis, questioning if we are really worthy of God’s attention, or are simply wondering why God would be in the mundane details of our lives, Experiencing God in the Ordinary can nurture our hope—that God is always present and can be found in an ordinary day. Complete with personal stories and various suggestions for prayer and meditation, this book is perfect for devotional reading, retreat, or small-group discussion.
