Prayer

Morehouse Publishing 9781640654808 $21.95 hardcover | 5 x 7 | 192 pages August 17, 2021

Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers

Edited by Mandy Mizelle An interfaith collection of prayers and blessings written specifically for the heroes of this pandemic: doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals of all kinds. The COVID pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to healthcare workers. It’s a beautiful resource that those who work on our medical frontlines can carry with them or keep at their workstations for daily inspiration. Contributors include The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Rev. Barbara Crafton, Catherine Meeks, Jennifer Grant, Rev. Ineda Pearl Adesanya, Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart. “This beautiful and inspiring collection of prayers and blessings provides words for those of us who were left speechless by the pandemic. It is a must-read for anyone who wishes to mark this difficult moment in history with light and hope.” —Amanda Held Opelt, writer, musician MANDY MIZELLE is a chaplain, minister, writer, retreat leader, perpetual procrastinator, and imperfection advocate who lives in Durham, North Carolina. A lifelong lover of words—especially poetry—her favorite sacred texts are the everyday stories of our lives.

“This blessing can’t take away the yearning but it can draw a connecting line between your pain and mine, between pockets of suffering and dreaming. In the diagram of our grief maybe there is a pattern of blessing, a fractal of grace.” —from “Two Blessings for Troubled Times (and Troubled Hearts)” by Rev. Katherine K. Henderson

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