Psalms Of Comfort

ISBN-13: 9780788023354 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 34 str.

Barbara Jurgensen

Opis

There's no greater comfort in the world than the comfort our Lord gives us in the book of Psalms. Whether you're facing serious illness, the wrongdoing of others (or ourselves), or some terrible loss, Jesus reaches out his loving arms and says, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." He offers us forgiveness, new life, and his peace, which passes all human understanding. This devotional book with prayers and Psalm excerpts will be especially helpful for hospital patients and residents of nursing homes, but it also speaks to the troubles we all go through. Pastors can give a copy to the sick and grieving; hospitals can put a copy in each bedside table; churches can give a copy to each family in the congregation. Hospital gift shops could offer copies as inexpensive gifts that those visiting patients could give. "I was raised on the writings of Barbara Jurgensen and have been comforted, strengthened, and inspired by her work for more than thirty years. This collection of prayers connects with meditations of scripture to touch the hearts of all who love Jesus and who seek his presence in the midst of pain or distress. Psalms of Comfort is a divine gift to the poor in spirit, leading the anxious and the suffering into the love of God, where their wounds will find healing and their despair will turn to hope." Mark Allan Powell Professor of New Testament, Trinity Lutheran Seminary "Comforting words from the Psalms, with short prayers that translate comfort into hope. A useful resource in counseling and pastoral care." H. George Anderson Presiding Bishop Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America