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Intercession: A Theological and Practical Guide
Intercession is an essential element of both public and private prayer. Using the "Book of Common Prayer" and the major elements of the Prayers of the People, Plater explains the construction of everyday litanies, collects, and petitionary prayers, as well as the composition of intercessions for church seasons, holy days, and special occasions.Plater begins by looking at the roots of intercession in the Bible, history, and ancient belief and practice, and goes on to offer practical advice for creating corporate intercessions in the local community. Intercession is a useful aid for liturgical study and planning for priests, pastors, deacons, lay ministers, and worship committees. Small prayer and intercessory groups will find it helpful for free-form prayer that is creative and flexible, yet grounded in prayerbook principles.
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136 pages, ebook
First published January 25, 1995
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August 8, 2022
Let us pray...
During Episcopal worship we say the Prayers of the People. Not until I read this book did I understand all the nuances of these beautiful prayers and why we say them. The deacon, by the way, is the keeper of the Prayers of the People, and should have an important role in either writing them or being the intercessor.
Here are just some of the passages I deemed important:
More than twenty years ago the Episcopal Church attempted to address the difficulty of praying to a personal God who acts in the world. In preparing to revise the Book of Common Prayer, the Standing Liturgical Commission wrote that intercessory prayer has meaning on four levels:
(1) As an exercise in self-expression, by which we reveal our true feelings.
(2) As an exercise in illumination, by which we can see sickness, disorder, and other dire situations in the light of the cross and resurrection.
(3) As an exercise in commitment, by which we come to act for others.
(4) As access to God, by which prayer "commends the matter in hope
and trust to the care of a merciful God."]
All Prayer is conversation with God. Like other forms of prayer, intercession comes naturally to those who are accustomed to talking with a personal God. The God who resembles a strong, wide, and loving parent heads our requests and answers them. Like Jesus, we speak in familiar terms with our Father in heaven. We know that Jesus Christ is our true defender who will help us, the "one mediator between God and humankind" (1 Timothy 2:5).
The episcopal prayer book direct us to offer intercessor prayer for:
The universal church, its members, and its mission;
The nation and all in authority;
The welfare of the world;
The concerns of the local community;
Those who suffer and those in any trouble;
The departed (with commemoration of a saint when appropriate).
During Episcopal worship we say the Prayers of the People. Not until I read this book did I understand all the nuances of these beautiful prayers and why we say them. The deacon, by the way, is the keeper of the Prayers of the People, and should have an important role in either writing them or being the intercessor.
Here are just some of the passages I deemed important:
More than twenty years ago the Episcopal Church attempted to address the difficulty of praying to a personal God who acts in the world. In preparing to revise the Book of Common Prayer, the Standing Liturgical Commission wrote that intercessory prayer has meaning on four levels:
(1) As an exercise in self-expression, by which we reveal our true feelings.
(2) As an exercise in illumination, by which we can see sickness, disorder, and other dire situations in the light of the cross and resurrection.
(3) As an exercise in commitment, by which we come to act for others.
(4) As access to God, by which prayer "commends the matter in hope
and trust to the care of a merciful God."]
All Prayer is conversation with God. Like other forms of prayer, intercession comes naturally to those who are accustomed to talking with a personal God. The God who resembles a strong, wide, and loving parent heads our requests and answers them. Like Jesus, we speak in familiar terms with our Father in heaven. We know that Jesus Christ is our true defender who will help us, the "one mediator between God and humankind" (1 Timothy 2:5).
The episcopal prayer book direct us to offer intercessor prayer for:
The universal church, its members, and its mission;
The nation and all in authority;
The welfare of the world;
The concerns of the local community;
Those who suffer and those in any trouble;
The departed (with commemoration of a saint when appropriate).
May 9, 2016
An interesting book for those who work on composing intercessory prayers for the worship services.
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