{"product_id":"this-year-lord-teachers-prayers-of-blessing-liturgy-and-lament-9780578982472","title":"This Year, Lord: Teachers' Prayers of Blessing, Liturgy, and Lament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeachers need more than words of encouragement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany teachers feel called to the classroom because of a love for children or subject area. The open secret is that teaching is also loving parents, colleagues, and administrators; meetings, assessments, and class parties. Love of that scope comes from a higher power, but even when teachers turn to God in gratitude or lament, they may not have the words to express what they need in the moment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuited for gift-giving, \u003cem\u003eThis Year, Lord: Teachers' Prayers of Blessing, Liturgy, and Lament\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of honest prayers that emerged from two decades of teaching and working beside teachers. The book is divided into six sections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiturgies for Common Work\u003c\/strong\u003e are for the mundane, the ordinary, and the everyday. The section contains short prayers, meant to focus your mind for the work you must do and do again, such as grading papers or checking your email.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlessings for\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeasons \u003c\/strong\u003eare prayers for special events such as field trips and class parties, as well as significant undertakings such as standardized testing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrayers for Entering the Classroom\u003c\/strong\u003e recognize that we teach who we are. These prayers will guide you as you cross the threshold between the world at large and the work of the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrayers for the Community \u003c\/strong\u003egive voice to the need to love your neighbors and provide the words to pray for students, parents, and colleagues. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrayers of Lament\u003c\/strong\u003e provide solace on the days that leave you frustrated, angry, and despairing. They are honest about the brokenness of the world and the work, and yet proclaim God's ultimate sovereignty. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreath Prayers\u003c\/strong\u003e can be said in a moment. They can be easily memorized and on your lips when leading your class down the hall, during announcements, or in a fleeting moment of silence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuinn Delony, Sheila:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sheila Quinn Delony is a teacher, writer, and life coach in Franklin, Tennessee. She has twenty years of experience working with public schools and teacher preparation programs, and earned a Master's degree in Language and Literacy Education and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University. She has published academic articles in the field of education, as well as short stories relating her grandma's childhood stories. She enjoys gardening, hiking, and reading good books with her husband and two children. As a life coach, Sheila works with ambitious women who possess integrity and good humor. Her clients have a habit of accomplishing the things they set out to do, but they may experience frustration or dissatisfaction because their roles and ambitions overlap in challenging ways. Through the process of coaching, they learn to bring their values and priorities into alignment so that they can experience both freedom and fulfillment in each area of their lives. Sheila's spiritual retreats are designed to explore prayer through creativity and imagination. They draw from both liturgical and extemporaneous traditions and include both communal and individual prayer practices. Participants engage in guided and self-directed journaling and mediation, as well as tactile exploration of prayer through the arts. If you are interested in individual coaching or a group retreat with Sheila, visit sheilaquinn.com for more information or email her at sheilaquinnresources@gmail.com. You can also follow her on Instagram @sheilaquinndelony. To sign up for her newsletter and bonus content, including downloads of many of the prayers in this book, visit sheilaquinn.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeters, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A twenty-year independent musician, Eric Peters has released eleven studio albums. In addition to music, Eric is a visual artist, piddler, and bibliomaniac. He lives in east Nashville, Tennessee, with his bride, Danielle, and their two sons. 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