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Author Bucey, Micah, author

Title The Book of Tiny Prayer : Daily Meditations from the Plague Year / Micah Bucy; Foreword by Pádraig Ó Tuama
Published New York : Fordham University Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (321 pages)
Contents Cover -- The Book of Tiny Prayer -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- A Brief Introduction to Some Tiny Prayers, or The Longest Entry You'll Read in This Book -- The Book of Tiny Prayer -- Acknowledgments
Summary "When New York City went into lockdown in March 2020, spiritual leader Micah Bucey found the world and himself in desperate need of prayer. While social distancing created disconnect, Bucey began a daily practice of writing a "Tiny Prayer" each morning and posting it on social media, each offering a reflection on what was going on in his own heart and in the wider world. Soon, a solitary practice became a communal one, with others engaging and sharing the prayers that touched them most, suggesting issues and topics for future prayers, and creating connection across a digital divide. Over the course of a year filled with fear and faith, protest and possibility, Bucey composed prayers for frontline workers and activists, those lost to illness and wins for democracy, for civic leaders, celebrities, and everyday emotions. While overwhelm threatened to engulf us all, these short meditations invited a combination of attention and intention in bite-sized form that aided the reader in focusing on one issue at a time, from the rise of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths, to police violence, social justice uprisings, immigrant detentions, catastrophic climate events, mass shootings, and violent right-wing insurrections. Now, all 366 "Tiny Prayers" are collected here, together forming a chronicle of a specific moment in time and modeling a form for everyone to compose their own tiny prayers to engage the everyday around them. The Book of Tiny Prayer recalls a very particular year, but its spirit is universal, inviting all to quiet themselves, name the pain and the joy around them, and recommit to the change required for collective liberation, during the worst times and far beyond"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Print version record
Subject Prayers.
Prayers
Form Electronic book
Author Ó Tuama, Padraig, author of introduction, etc
ISBN 9780823299249
0823299244