A Rhythm of Prayer, Sarah Bessey
A Rhythm of Prayer, Sarah Bessey
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A Rhythm of Prayer
A Collection of Meditations for Renewal

Author: Sarah Bessey

Narrator: Chanté McCormick, Gisela Chípe, Rachel Perry, Sarah Skaer

Unabridged: 2 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2021


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the weary, the angry, the anxious, and the hopeful, this collection of moving, tender prayers offers rest, joyful resistance, and a call to act, written by Barbara Brown Taylor, Amena Brown, Nadia Bolz-Weber, and other artists and thinkers, curated by the author Glennon Doyle calls “my favorite faith writer.”
 
It’s no secret that we are overworked, overpressured, and edging burnout. Unsurprisingly, this fact is as old as time—and that’s why we see so many prayer circles within a multitude of church traditions. These gatherings are a trusted space where people seek help, hope, and peace, energized by God and one another.
 
This book, curated by acclaimed author Sarah Bessey, celebrates and honors that prayerful tradition in a literary form. A companion for all who feel the immense joys and challenges of the journey of faith, this collection of prayers says it all aloud, giving readers permission to recognize the weight of all they carry. These writings also offer a broadened imagination of hope—of what can be restored and made new. Each prayer is an original piece of writing, with new essays by Sarah Bessey throughout.
 
Encompassing the full breadth of the emotional landscape, these deeply tender yet subversive prayers give readers an intimate look at the diverse language and shapes of prayer.

About The Author

Sarah Bessey is the author of the popular and critically acclaimed books Jesus Feminist, Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith, and Miracles and Other Reasonable Things. She is a sought-after speaker at churches, conferences, and universities all around the world. Sarah is also the co-curator and co-host of the annual Evolving Faith Conference and she serves as president of the board for Heartline Ministries in Haiti. Sarah lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, with her husband and their four children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on February 15, 2021

Devoured. So good. For anyone safely outside the trap of American Evangelicalism, this is the book for you. I want more of this story and these prayers in my life.......more

Goodreads review by Meg on January 28, 2021

I have been a fan of Sarah Bessey's speaking and writing for years, and I was curious when this book was announced. How will she help us reframe prayer for a new era in the Church and in the world? Yet she does help us reframe prayer, with her characteristic honesty and grace: "We think we only have......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 18, 2021

This book was a breath of fresh air that I didn’t even know I needed. This collection of short essays explores different aspects of prayer and every single one was relevant to me, where I am at this point in my life, and the current climate of the world around me. I can’t recommend this book enough......more

Goodreads review by Denise on February 02, 2021

Awhile It took me awhile to get through this book...only because I spent so much time rereading, reading back and forth and reading again. Every uttered prayer is powerfully perfect. These prayers are honest, raw, poetic, challenging, comforting and vulnerable. I will be reading this over and over aga......more

Goodreads review by Ben on April 09, 2021

My wife used the word “devour” to describe how she read this book, and that’s the word I would use too. These prayers and meditations, grouped under themes of Orientation, Disorientation, and Reorientation, are wonderfully, fearfully honest. My favorites included “A Prayer Against Efficiency,” “A Pr......more


Quotes

“An inspiring compendium of original prayers and essays written by progressive faith leaders. Each entry is a meditative gift offering a gateway for one to sit with the challenges of living in the world today. . . . The words here allow spiritual devotions to be approached with a diverse lens while remaining God-centered. . . . A book that allows people to speak in their own words while reminding those in positions of privilege that their faith in action is a catalyst for change. This is a welcome addition for those who enjoy contemplative prayer collections that intersect with important topics such as social justice.”—Library Journal