Prayer is always paramount, but especially so when hard times descend. This past year has been unlike any other I've experienced. Life has changed. Often it seems like the very fabric of society has shifted. We have all encountered uncertainty, anxiety, inconvenience, and difficulty. Perhaps, like me, you have cried out to God for His protection and provision.
Several years ago, in an on-line writer's group, I met Darcy Wiley. She co-authored The Yes Effect: Accepting God's Invitation to Transform the World Around You. I subscribed to her blog. At the end of last year, Darcy posted about her Pandemic Prayerbook: A Pray-at-Home Guide for the Coronavirus Crisis. She offered two copies in a giveaway. Anyone who responded to explain what Scripture verses have carried them through this pandemic season received an entry. Yay! I won!
The Pandemic Prayerbook compiles 29 prayers for this specific time. Written by various writers, they cover topics like victims, nurses, physicians, first responders, essential workers, creatives, teachers, e-learners, etc. Each prayer reads like poetry and incorporates Scripture. At the end of the book, Darcy provides writer biographies, along with space to compile your own pandemic prayer. She encourages readers to post their prayer on social media and tag it #pandemicprayerbook.
Want to be a winner, too? If you live in the U.S., you can enter my giveaway for my second copy of the book in three ways: 1) by subscribing to my blog via e-mail (button on the top right), 2) by commenting on this post, or 3) by sending me an e-mail at wendy.hill0596@gmail.com to express your interest. The giveaway will be open for entries until April 15, 2021 (an easy deadline to remember - and, yes, taxes are due that day, no delays this year).
(Darcy's photo to accompany her prayer "As I Wash My Hands")
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