A Moses Prayer For Easter

On Easter weekend, two girls pray "A Moses Prayer" for God to change their Dad's heart and let their family go to church on Sunday. "A Moses Prayer for Easter" is a thank you to God for the gift of family. In much the same vein of how Ebenezer Scrooge was tormented by ghosts to find the true meaning of Christmas, so is Robert Jones, the Dad of a family with a wife and two daughters, tormented by the plagues of Egypt to find the true meaning of Easter. Robert, having little knowledge of the Bible or church, has been a yearly fan of watching the 1956 classic film, "The Ten Commandments," since he was a child. This year, the classic Easter film has an unexpected outcome for the Jones family, when Robert's two daughters want to attend church on Easter Sunday. After watching some of the film on the Friday night of Easter weekend, the two girls come upon the idea to pray "A Moses Prayer," to "let our people go" to church on Sunday. With only Saturday to change Robert's mind, God's miracles come to life!

Twenty ways to make Lent and Easter special simply by paying attention to ordinary things around us. The kitchen chair, the oil we cook with, the glass of wine, and many other ordinary things bespeak the sacredness of our daily lives and find their places in the traditions and celebrations of these holy seasons. Three sections cover Lent, Holy Week, and Easter in fifty-nine short chapters. Each contains a brief scripture, a prayerful reflection, meditation questions, and a prayer drawn from the psalms. A concluding section invites us to create a family heirloom journal of our home's Lent and Easter practices.

Like its companion volume, 40 Days, this book is intended to be an accessible, doable, toe-in-the-water introduction to the private recitation of the daily office. It will contain rite two Morning and Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, the Psalter as prescribed and edited for each day from Easter morning through the Day of Pentecost, the collects, and all bible readings (New Revised Standard Version) for the two-year lectionary cycle. The Prayer Book services of Order for Noonday and Compline (close of day) will also be included for readers who find those times more suitable for praying an office. Readings, prayers, and psalms will be included for the major holy days that often fall in Easter season, including the Annunciation (March 25) and St. Mark (April 25).

Jesus is risen, and because Jesus is alive, every day is resurrection day! Jesus Rose for Me by author Jared Kennedy is a board book for children ages three to seven that captures the true meaning of Easter. Help your kids celebrate every Easter so they can learn how Jesus is our King.

This revised, expanded edition of the Common Worship President’s Edition contains everything to celebrate Holy Communion Order One throughout the church year. It combines relevant material from the original President’s Edition with Eucharistic material from Times and Seasons, Festivals and Pastoral Services, and the Additional Collects.

Take a meaningful journey through 40 key words of Easter. From terms found in the Gospels—repent, palm, cross—to words related to traditional Christian practices—Maundy, ashes, abstain—these readings guide you to a fuller understanding of our Savior’s death and resurrection. Every day includes a Bible verse, devotion, and reflective question, prayer prompt, or exercise so you can appreciate the significance of each term and what it means for you.

This is a beautifully crafted collection of prayers for each Sunday and most major festivals in the church's year, together with additional material for each season. The Sunday prayers - known as collects in the Anglican tradition - follow the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. The author uses expansive and inclusive language and imagery to address and describe God, to describe God's presence and action in the world, and to describe the people of God. Ideal for use at weekday celebrations, including the Book of Common Prayer Order for Eucharist.