Minister's Prayer Book

Dust jacket notes: The aim of this book is to deepen and discipline the minister's life of private devotion. Basically the theme is the minister's calling, and a different aspect of this calling governs the order of devotion for each day of the week. A wide variety of method and material is incorporated. The prayers, lessons, psalms, collects, and intercessions are ordered according to the theme for the day, and at the same time they are coordinated with the traditions of the church year. The book includes an unusually fine anthology of prayers and meditations drawn from a wide range of sources which, together with brief texts for Sundays and church festivals, offer a rich liturgical contribution. First published in 1959, and revised to incorporate the two-year Lectionary cycle in its tables, the collection of readings remains unchanged. The value of this collection endures: now more than ever ministers from all traditions need to meditate and reflect upon the nature and work of their office, and to return to the source of their strength in Scripture and spiritual reading.