I loved this book! It's well-written, enjoyable, and a great read. The author did a great job of writing in a way that captures the readers attention, and makes you not want to put it down until you're finished! I would highly recommend it!

This is a truly uplifting book. It is full of prayers and hope for all of life's problems. I love it and will read it more than once.
I received a complimentary copy from WaterBrook & Multnomah via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I am absolutely loving this translation. The sometimes clunky and unvarnished wording has its own poetic lilt and is shaking me out of the over-familiarity with which I'm wont to approach the New Testament texts.
I just finished two semesters of koine Greek and found the faithfulness to the grammatical and structural integrity of the texts delightful—especially when it resulted in verses like, "...and the voice that I heard as of kithatists kitharing on their kitharas, (Revelations 14:2)". I enjoyed McKnight's effort at maintaining a limited vocabulary as well as preserving the original Greek/Hebrew names to help the reader create connections we might otherwise miss.
I received this ebook free from Netgalley, but will definitely invest in a hardcopy, as it's an invaluable resource for my shelf!

May we discover the eternal purpose that guides our tasks, the power by which we live and move and have our being. May we labor for love and not for recognition, celebrating the simple work, the unadorned acts, the hidden endeavors that go without accolate.

Liturgies is a wonderful way to engage with God. It recognizes our weakness and the power of God. The text is done by subject, with a prayer and scripture to reflect on. There are many emotions such as bitterness, worthiness, etc. that can turn to anxiety and fear. Liturgies are a way for us to give back control to God in thankfulness and expectation.

A way to experience the grace of God.

A special thank you to WaterBrook & Multnomah and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

I'm so glad I could read this and really need to own it in print. These really are full of liturgies of hope... I love the breadth of the liturgies and would use these daily. Highly recommend.

This book surprised me - in a good way! It covers nearly every worry, every heartache, from small to huge, and does it in a gentle, poetic way. Hate your job? There's a liturgy for that. Have chronic pain? There's one for that, too. From physical to financial to sleepless nights, there are liturgies that start readers on a path to prayer. There are even liturgies written with non-believers in mind. I started reading these yesterday, and finished the book today. It's one I will go back to often. I loved the way these ladies wrote as if writing to a friend. They weren't afraid to "yell" at God, or show their emotions, and they weren't embarrassed to be vulnerable.

Written during the darkest days of COVID, these ladies shared their light with their NYC church, who encouraged them to have them published. I, for one, am glad they took the time to spread their message. While each prayer/liturgy stands on its own merit, they can also easily be tweaked to fit the reader's situation, or simply used as a jump off point for writing your own liturgy. I think anyone who wants to explore their spiritual side will enjoy this book.

Liturgies for Hope: Sixty Prayers for the Highs, the Lows, and Everything in Between by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore is a powerful book of liturgies. I come from a faith background that has never included formal liturgy, yet I have come to love liturgical books in the past few years. This book is a new favorite! Born out of the darkest days of the pandemic in New York, this book is full of liturgies for nearly any human emotion or condition. I think readers of many backgrounds and ages will enjoy this book. It is an amazing addition to your prayer life. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

This book has a poetic prayer for every moment and season. Reading like beloved and enduring liturgy, the rhythm and beauty of this book has brought calm and peace to many moments of stress for me over the past few weeks. This would be an excellent book to read through during lent and I think is a read a like for Sarah Bessey’s work Rhythm of Prayer.

Beauty.

That’s what this book was.

Pure beauty.

It spoke to me.

It made me cry.

It opened my heart and touched places deep inside.

I will be buying this book because, while I did read straight through for review purposes, this book is meant to be used for specific moments. I need a copy I can mark up and hold and turn to a certain liturgy to pray over and over again when I need it.

Practically speaking I really liked that the liturgies are divided into categories. I liked that the otters cover such a wide range of topics, from the “big and deep” to the “ordinary and mundane”. There is a liturgy for going on a walk and one for waves of grief.

Oh, and I can’t believe I almost forgot my favorite part - the Scripture references. These liturgies are steeped in Scripture (as they should be) and at the end of each one the authors list all the references. I love this because you can “check up” on the liturgy. I really appreciated that aspect of this book.

Get this book. Gift this book. Use this book.

I enjoyed this read as a starting point for prayer. I was expecting something a bit meatier for each--more along the lines of the Book of Common Prayer--which may have stemmed out of my own formative years in the Presbyterian Church, and many an Evensong attendance while traveling.

I think my and the authors' definitions of "liturgy" diverge slightly, which is fine; it can definitely spark dialogue! I just wish there was more here. More context for some of the prayers--what does "deconstruction" of one's faith mean to the authors, for example? Additional resources--where to go next for those struggling, as well as for those supporting the strugglers.

In that vein, some of the prayers read as prayers for one's own self, while others read as prayers for others. Again, fine--just meant a bit of a mental shift for me. So again, I felt this to be a good start and would have loved elements of it to be fleshed out more.

3/5 stars.

I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

There is not a worry, hope, suffering, regretting, or wonder that Litguries for Hope doesn’t cover. I thought it was wonderful not only in prose but just how well each liturgy is so eloquently expressed. I found that I was able to relate to more than one chapter that I could really think, “Yeah, that’s me for sure, right now.” I enjoyed reading this.

My gratitude to NetGalley and Waterbrook and Multnomah. All opinions expressed are honest and mine.

Thank you to NetGalley and WaterBrook & Multnomah for this gifted copy. I've never read liturgies before and didn't know quite what to expect. These were written fairly recently-but seem as though they could easily fit in any time and place. Each written for a specific instance or person, offering honesty and hope without platitudes. At the end of each liturgy, scriptures are offered for further contemplation or study. I resonated deeply with many of these and read many I could have related to in a different time. Many people I knew also came to mind while reading ones that didn't necessarily fit my stage of life.

Liturgies for Hope is a breath of fresh air for those wrestling and deconstructing their faith. With prayers for Hope, Faith, Vocation, Health, Mystery and more, this little book covers all the bases.

I bought ten copies to give away. It’s a gorgeous, brilliant book full of words for times that it’s hard to find the words for.

Liturgies for Hope is thoughtful and meditative — a book is gladly give to some processing life and exploring spirituality.

I enjoyed reading through Liturgies of Hope. It’s full of Scripture and prayers for many different circumstances and areas of life. Beautifully written!

A wonderful compilation of liturgies on various topics to meditate on and use for prayer. Keep this book close for those times you need comfort and hope.

Liturgies of Hope is just as beautiful as its title suggests. With gentle poetry, these liturgies speak to the soul and invite readers forward into deeper conversations with the Lord. They're a starting place for honest conversations and laying ourselves bare before God, seeing His goodness and enoughness in our hard places. There's nothing hidden from Him anyway, so we might as well bring it all to the One who can shoulder it; we certainly can't thrive in it alone.

This volume is more of a reference book or devotional, read in bits and pieces, not quite a read-through, but it's a gem nonetheless and I'm delighted to have had the opportunity to review it. I trust it will bless all who travel its pages.

It is poignant to encounter written prayers, liturgies, or poems that put to words your own experiences, letting you know you are not alone as you process disparate things. LITURGIES FOR HOPE offers sixty new prayers co-written by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore; the idea came to them in March 2020 as they considered how to counter the fear and darkness in the shadow of COVID-19.

The book is grouped into sections of Faith, Vocation, Health, Relationships, Wonder, Mystery, and Confession. Within those categories, you can find liturgies for our current time: for those who are deconstructing their faith, who have been complicit in injustice, who don't love their job, who are learning a new skill, for those who are too busy, for those waking in the night. The authors put much thought and consideration into the prayers. Some don't feel obvious that they would be included, topics I wouldn't have brainstormed, but I'm so grateful they are present and ready to be discovered, such as liturgies for those deprived of touch, for those prone to binging, for those who are commuting, for those in need of a good cry.

Each liturgy ends with a list of the biblical groundings they pulled from to write these wide-ranging liturgies. I can imagine this being a welcome reference as I look to offer words in a range of situations, whether for my own encouragement or to offer to a friend.

(I received a digital ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.)

This book is the refreshing reset this world is in desperate need of. Everywhere we look, it feels like there is atrocity after atrocity. It is easy to become anxious and hopeless, but these prayers sow a seed of faith in the areas we need it most (and even in some of the areas we didn't realize we did need it). It is divided into six "categories" or chapters with different themed prayers under each one.

1) Faith
2) Vocation
3) Health
4) Relationships
5) Wonder
6) Mystery
7) Confession

Some of the prayers that surprised me most but I found myself sitting with included liturgies for those in need of a good cry, those who don't pray, those who have been hurt by the church, those consumed by media, and those with fear of missing out. These are just a few. This book is chock-full of gems and a great resource for any faith-based collection.