Wholesale Commonplace Liturgies, Vol. 1: Prayers for My Hometown

In Jeremiah 29:7, God gives a most surprising command to the Israelites, exiled in Babylon: settle down, get married, build houses, plant gardens. Instead of resisting their captivity, or sheltering in place until they could return home, they were to actively seek the good of their new city; to seek its prosperity and to pray for it. The liturgies in this book, written by Sheila Petre, are short prayers to guide you in praying intentionally for your own city, for we too are pilgrims and strangers in a land not our true home. Slim enough to fit in your pocket and use in-the-moment, the prayers in this book can be used individually or offered in a communal setting. Includes 15 short prayers for everyday moments around your hometown: • A Prayer for Buying a New House • A Psalm for Sitting on the Porch • A Prayer at the Library • Intercession for When I Hear a Siren • A Liturgy for When My Hometown Faces a Tragedy • Words for When I’m Stuck in Traffic • ...and more