Every Moment Holy, Volume I (Gift Edition) - by Douglas Kaine McKelvey (Hardcover)

About the Book

These prayers are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose even when, especially when, we are too busy or too caught up in our busyness to notice. It's hoped that the liturgies in the Every Moment Holy series will serve as prayers to encourage readers in practicing mindfulness of the constant presence of God and draw them toward greater recognition of the eternal echoes resounding in every moment of our lives.

Book Synopsis

Every Moment Holy, Volume I brings new liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life, such as "A Liturgy for Feasting with Friends" or "A Liturgy for Laundering" or "A Liturgy for the First Hearthfire of the Season." These prayers are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose even when, especially when, we are too busy or too caught up in our busyness to notice. It's hoped that the liturgies in the Every Moment Holy series will serve as prayers to encourage readers in practicing mindfulness of the constant presence of God and draw them toward greater recognition of the eternal echoes resounding in every moment of our lives.

Volume I Gift Edition Features:
- All 100+ liturgies and prayers from the original Volume I
- A new illustration for "A Liturgy Before Taking the Stage"
- Padded hardcover
- Compact size: 4 inches wide by 6 inches tall
- Silk bookmark
- Gilded Edges

Volume I Gift Edition Features:
- All 100+ liturgies and prayers from the original Volume I (Hardcover Edition)
- Beautiful imitation leather flexi-cover
- Smaller size: 5.5 inches wide by 7 inches tall
- Silk bookmark
- Gilded Edges

Volume I Liturgies Include:
For Domestic Days
For One Who Is Employed
For Those Who Employ Others
For Laundering
For the Preparation of a Meal
For the Preparation of an Artisanal Meal
For the Preparation of a Hurried Meal
For a Sick Day
For the Morning of a Medical Procedure
For a Husband & Wife at Start of Day
For a Husband & Wife at Close of Day
For Those Who Suffer Loss from Fire, Flood, or Storm
For the Loss of Electricity
Before Serving Others
For the Watching of Storms
For the First Snow
Before Consuming Media
For the Planting of Flowers
For Gardening
For the Loss of a Living Thing
For Missing Someone
For Leavings
For an Inconsolable Homesickness
For Those Facing the Slow Loss of Memory
For the Feeling of Infirmities
For Feasting with Friends
For Moving into a New Home
To Mark the First Hearthfire of the Season
To Mark the Start of the Christmas Season
For Setting Up a Christmas Tree
For the Welcoming of a New Pet
Upon Randomly Thinking of Another Person
Upon Being Moved By a Song or Piece of Music
Upon Hearing Birdsong
Upon Sighting a Flower in Bloom
Upon a Unexpected Sighting of Wildlife
Upon Observing a Tree Swaying in the Wind