Women's Uncommon Prayers: Our Lives Revealed, Nurtured, Celebrated

by Elizabeth Geitz

Book Overview

Looking for ways to be strong yet tender, independent yet intimate, women today strive toward ever greater understanding of themselves, their relationships with family and friends, and their place in the world.

Written by clergy and lay women from all around the country, this compilation of prayers and poems is the collective wisdom of contemporary women who base their search for such understanding on the belief that all of life must...

• Format: Imitation Leather
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819218642
• ISBN13: 9780819218643
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great resource!

This book was just the best resource that I could have found for prayers of intercession. It was like a gift from God for me, as it was recommended by our Chaplain, and I found it a valuable source of beautiful prayers that I could parse out to read to the congregation. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the honor of writing prayers of intercession. It blessed me, thoroughly!

Excellent as a devotional prayer journal for women.

There are prayers for all occasions. Women from all walks of life can find a prayer for the problem or blessing they are encountering.

a rich resource!

this is a fabulous resource for all those who are looking to enhance their worship experiences with prayers from a group of people that are usually not utilized in traditional worship- women!

Refreshing and Timely Prayer Book for Women and Men

Thank you Elizabeth, Marjorie and Ann and associates for this exquisite book. It is a remarkable collection of thoughtful, devoted prayers and insights. Truly inspired! Truly welcome! A gift to women and men of faith.My only disappointment is in the title of the book. The contents are very common indeed to women and are raised in common voice to God. The title, Women's Uncommon Prayers, trivializes and marginalizes the work. The Book of Common Prayer already marginalizes women because of its lack of inclusive language. This title, Women's Uncommon Prayers, perpetuates that by implication that women's work of worship and prayer is uncommon and at the margins of serious prayer and certainly of common / corporate (men and women) worship.

Women's Uncommon Prayers: Our Lives Revealed, Nurtured, Cele

What an amazing collection of prayers by and for the voice of women! A variety of topics, rich imagery, and amazing ways to connect with God in language that speaks from women's perspectives qualify for this book a prominent place on any woman's nightstand and/or bookshelf. I laugh at some thoughts, and cry at the astonishing way others are able to say what fails my voice. If you are a male, this book presents a rare opportunity to gain a peek into the hearts of women and their prayers to God. Advent and Christmas are approaching - stock up and give as gifts that will bring faith, renewal, and celebration for many years to come. My thanks to the compilers and the contributors of this terrific resource! You are a blessing to women everywhere.