What about a Revised Common Lectionary based book of pastoral prayers for clergy and lay leaders that provides responsive prayers for each Sunday of the year, including propers? David gets asked this question often when people recognize him as the author of the three volumes of Prayers to Share. So, acknowledging that the pastoral prayer is often overlooked and undervalued, and that clergy and lay leaders may be hard-pressed for time to compose a fresh pastoral prayer each week, he has put together a unique and comprehensive collection of prayers that can be adapted to present circumstances and used in a variety of settings.

This volume is arranged through the liturgical year calendar beginning with the Season of Advent, then Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, with special section for Holy Week, then Easter, and the Season after Pentecost.

In most of the formats the prayer is divided into four sections, for the World, Suffering, Church, and Ourselves. Each Sunday’s offerings include a creative section, “Another Way,” that may suggest praying with a hymn, or question with time for silent reflection on it. This volume begins with a 14-page step by step guide, “How To Use This Book,” and it includes a Data CD inside the back cover.