Call on Me: A Prayer Book for Young People

by Jenifer Gamber, Sharon Ely Pearson

This first exclusively Episcopal prayer book for young people offers over 100 original prayers rooted in Episcopal theology and language for events in the daily lives of teens. Divided into three parts--Common Prayer, Kinds of Prayer, and Personal Prayer--topics include daily devotion, prayers of the people, faith, praying through the day, week and year, self, milestones, friends and family, school and work, and community.  Youth will find prayers to celebrate personal achievements and address personal and world concerns, including thanksgiving for a driver's license and graduating, when a friend needs help, blessing of a relationship, and applying for a job and more.  Youth leaders will find this to be an essential resource for camp, retreats and other youth gatherings. It is a perfect gift for Christmas, confirmation, graduation and birthdays.

136 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm just not ready for this yet and it's missing a lot of nuance. It also makes me feel icky that adults wrote this. I would rather encourage young people to write their own prayers.

[April Yamasaki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a helpful window on the prayer concerns of young people–like feeling close to God, feeling far away, boredom, disappointment, getting a driver’s licence, separation or divorce of parents, homework, applying for a job, etc.–and reading the written words of prayer was refreshing for my own prayer life too. http://aprilyamasaki.com/2013/05/03/r...

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome resource for prayer for teens from any tradition