Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, and Hope, is a book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving--liturgies such as "A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes" or "A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse" or "A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy." These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even when, especially when, suffering and pain threaten to overwhelm us.
Dimensions: 6.5inx9in (Hardcover)
Liturgies
Contains more than 100 liturgies, including:
Liturgies for Seasons of Dying:
For When the News is Bad
For Hours of Uncertainty
For the Feeling of Infirmities
Before a Medical Treatment
For the Morning of a Medical Procedure
For Dying Well
For a Time of Widespread Suffering
For Those Who Tend a Loved One in Decline
Interceding for One slowly Losing Function
For Those Facing the Slow Loss of Memory
For Long-Term Care Givers
For Caregivers in Need of Rest
For the Living of Last Things
Praise for This Day of Life
Releasing Ambitions & Embracing Christ
For Preparing the Heart to Return to God What Is His
Seeking Amendment & Reconciliation
Stir Courage in a Child Facing Death
For a Child Contemplating Heaven
For Those Who Will Gather to Grieve For Me
For the Dying and Their Friends
For Those Who Tend the Sick or Dying
A Lesson We May Learn from Death
Giving Voice to the Costly Confession
For Moments When Dying Feels Unfair
For those Enduring Lasting Pain
For One Who Lingers in a Long Dying
For the Speaking of Meaningful Things
One Might Record for Their Own Funeral
For Letting Go of the Hope of Recovery
For the Weighing of Last-Stage Medical Options
12 Meditations to Anchor the Heart in Eternal Hopes
To Begin a Beside Vigil
Before Ending Life Support
For the Final Hours
Momentary Liturgies
Intercession Against the Kingdom of Death
Liturgies for Seasons of Grieving:
Lamenting the Passing of a Public Figure
For the Wake of a National Tragedy
For Grieving a Death Due to Natural Disaster
For the Loss of a Close Sibling
For the Loss of a Loving Parent
For the Loss of a Spouse
For Grieving a Death Due to Violence
For Those Who Have Suffered a Stillbirth or Miscarriage
For One Who Suffers Shame or Guilt after a Miscarriage
For the Loss of a Child
Grieving the Loss of One Whose Relationship to Their Creator Was Unknown
Before Mourning with Those Who Mourn
For the Morning of a Funeral I
For the Morning of a Funeral II
Lament for a Loss
Forgiving Unintended wounds
For One Responsible for an Accidental Death
For Those Who Feel Abandoned By One Who Chose Suicide
For Grieving Well Amidst the Confusion of a Suicide
For One Who Suffers Grief & Guilt Over a Past Abortion
For Caregivers after the Loss of a Loved One
For the Scattering of Ashes
For Missing Someone
to Welcome Another Into My Grief
For a Friend of One Who Grieves
Upon Waking from a Disturbing Dream of One Lost
Upon Waking from a Comforting Dream of One Lost
For the Litany of Regrets
For When Someone Thinks You Should Be Over it by Now
For Those Who Share a Common Loss
To Begin a Family Gathering After Loss
For Removing One's Wedding Ring
For sorting Through A Loved One's Things
For Returning to Daily Life after Loss
For a Loss Experienced Anew Daily
For the Hardship of Holidays
For the Anniversary of a Loss
For Remembering the Life of One We Loved
For Embracing Both Joy & Sorrow
For Those Shocked By Loss
For Lasting Pain
For Seasons of Anger & Frustration
For When the Long Sadness Has Settled In
For the First Glimpse of New Hope
For Beginning to Rebuild
For the Return of Joy
Liturgies of the Journey:
I. A Liturgy for Those Shocked By Loss
II. A Liturgy for the Pain of Loss
III. A Liturgy for Seasons of Frustration & Anger
IV. A Liturgy for When the Long Sadness has Settled In
V. A Liturgy for the First Glimpse of New Hope
VI. A Liturgy for Beginning to Rebuild
VII. A Liturgy of Thanksgiving at the Return of Joy
Liturgies of the Moment:
Upon Feeling a Stab of Grief
For the Grieving Who Have Lost Direction
For Loving Well in Times of Sorrow
For the Navigation of Shared Grief
Upon Feeling the Urge to Lash Out at Another
Upon Feeling Frustration at Others
For the Cultivation of Compassion
For Anchoring the Heart
Upon Feeling a Surge of Sadness
For Trusting in Christ’s Abiding Presence
For Extending Kindness to One Who Grieves
For Charity in Sorrow
Upon Learning of a Friend’s Miscarriage
For Centering the Heart in the Faithfulness of God
For Those Who See No Quick End to Their Grief
For Times of Turbulent Emotion
For Calm in Times of Storm
Upon Learning of an Indigent Death
For Navigating Difficult Moments
For Difficult Days
For a Troubling Hour
For the Shaping of My Heart
For Comfort in Sadness
For Hope Amidst Sorrows I
For Hope Amidst Sorrows II
For When There are No Words
For Caregivers
When Hope Seems Far Off
For When it Feels Like the World is Falling Apart
In the Wake of Tragedy
Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, and Hope (Hardcover) is in the following collections: