The Prayer Of A Broken Heart

What do African American spirituality and Orthodox Christianity have in common? More than you might think. Drawing on both his own background as a biracial convert to Orthodoxy and historical resources that span St. Athanasius to Frederick Douglass, Fr. Paul Abernathy details the many intersections between these two traditions, including a redemptive understanding of the Cross and a faith shaped by suffering and persecution. In so doing, he points to a new path whereby Orthodox Christianity can uniquely answer the spiritual needs of African Americans.

"Prayers for the Broken-Hearted" was born out of Debbie Kay's ministry, Hope For The Broken Hearted. As someone who knows what it's like to have a broken heart, she knows how to pray for others that are hurting. With a following of millions per week through social media, her daily prayers, accompanied by beautiful scenic pictures of nature, have become a much requested source of strength and encouragement for hurting hearts around the world. Her prayers put words to the cries of a broken heart. For anyone that is hurting, regardless of the source of the pain, these prayers will draw the reader into a closer relationship with God. He is the source of our hope and The One who restores our broken hearts. "Prayers for the Broken-Hearted" is a refreshing, authentic, synergistic offering to any person longing for companionship and comfort. The pictures of nature are visual reminders of how great our Creator is; the words are simple, deep, and full of need as well as profound peace and promises of comfort and hope. - Colleen Swindoll Thompson, Insight For Living, Special Needs Ministry

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ... THE PEAYEE OF A BEOKEN HEAET. II.--SUPPLICATION FOR FULL CLEANSING. Psalm li. 7-12. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall he whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, 0 God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. This Psalm opens with an abrupt and ejaculatory cry for mercy; founded upon a general recognition and acknowledgment of the Lord's lovingkindness, and the multitude of his tender mercies, --" Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions; wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin" (ver. 1,2). There is in the prayer, brief as it is, a thoroughlyevangelical element It breathes a spiritual frame of mind. It asks a thorough blotting out of all transgressions, and a thorough washing and cleansing from all iniquity and all sin. That is not the characteristic of the sorrow of the world, which rather seeks compromise and courts accommodation; being willing to make acknowledgments, with some real tears perhaps of regret for the past; but under some secret reserve for the future. It is godly sorrow that prompts this cry. Accordingly it is followed up with a more detailed and deliberate setting forth of the penitent's case, --" For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified when thou...

Memoir of the mother of a boy stoned to death in the Judean desert.

Pull away from the things that pull you down and find lasting encouragement for today. The women at Proverbs 31 Ministries offer 100 devotions of wit, wisdom, and encouragement for women. For twenty years the P31 team has equipped and encouraged nearly a million women to live in the power of God’s truths that apply to their everyday life. Written by women from every walk of life, you will find inspiration to live authentically and fully grounded in the Word of God. The P31 Team shares from the realities of everyday life including highs and lows, humorous stories and tender moments. You will be drawn toward the truths God offers and enabled to rise above and become all God created you to be.