ECPA BESTSELLER • Sixty contemporary, comforting liturgies that break through the chaos of modern life to offer a time-tested message of hope for readers navigating fear, burnout, loneliness, and other worries. “Beautiful words to help us access the longings of our souls and bring them to God. If you’re looking for a jumpstart to your spiritual life, start here.”—Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship and author of Good and Beautiful and Kind Remind us, Jesus, that You lay sleeping in the boat, in the middle of the storm at sea. You are neither surprised nor distressed by the mounting chaos. You are not a God who panics. When writers Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore were inspired to create an anchor of hope for their own local community, they moved forward by turning to the past, to a time when Christians looked at the collapsing world around them and resolved to offer something beautiful—something true—through poetic prayers.  The stunning result is Liturgies for Hope, an original collection of modern liturgies reminiscent of past generations of faith. Designed to awaken your prayer life, the entries in this gentle guide explore experiences such as • feeling burned-out and soul-weary • embracing the mystery of faith • receiving the kindness of others • struggling with secret shame • bursting with thanksgiving With Scripture references for every prayer, Liturgies for Hope is both timeless and ideal for this moment, offering words to express our longings, shore up our prayers, and reorient our souls. “As someone who has spent many hours praying, here’s what I’ve come to realize: it’s still very hard to do. One of the best gifts that has helped me develop my life with God is the prayers and liturgies of others. I often need the words of others to help me form my own words. This is what Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore do for us in this needed book. They offer beautiful words to help us access the longings of our souls and bring them to God. If you’re looking for a jumpstart to your spiritual life, start here.” —Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship and author of Good and Beautiful and Kind “This is a marvelous book. I am not surprised it emerged from one of the urban epicenters of our global pandemic—of course this fierce hope would grow in such a place and such a season. Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore weave rich Scriptural imagery into powerful, prayerful poetry covering topics that are at once universal but also timely in their particularity. The liturgical pronouns shift between we, you, and I in a way that is spacious and welcoming. Best of all, this book compelled even this solitary reader to reach out to her friends; these are liturgies that simply must be prayed in the company of others.” —Christie Purifoy, author of Placemaker “ Liturgies for Hope will be a trusted companion for those who struggle to find words for the cry of their hearts. In this book, Audrey and Elizabeth encourage us to lay our deepest requests before the Lord as a humble act of worship. This collection of prayers stirred my heart’s affection for Christ by reminding me of the strong hope we have in Him.” —Hunter Beless, founder and host of the Journeywomen podcast and author of Read It, See It, Say It, Sing It! Audrey Elledge lives in New York, where she works at SparkNotes and serves at Church of the City New York. Audrey is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize and the Virginia Beall Ball Prize. Born and raised in Louisiana, Elizabeth Moore now lives in New York, where she works at Penguin Random House and serves with the Church of the City New York creative team. Authors’ Note Liturgies for Hope started as an act of defiance against fear. As New York City teetered on the brink of the pandemic crisis in March 2020, we (Audrey and Elizabeth) asked each other, “What can we, lovers of words, create to recognize and push back the darkness?” Unsettled by the flood of frightening headlines, unhelpful think pieces, and mindless escapism, we began to wonder whether we, as writers, could create an anchor for our beloved and sorrowstricken city to hold on to—something that would last beyond the sickness, isolation, and toilet-paper hoarding of the pandemic. So, with morning light spilling onto paper (read: keyboards) and open Bibles, we set out to put form to the shapeless depths of grief in our community. We partnered with our church home, Church of the City New York, to publish the resulting liturgies online, launching them into the world on Easter Sunday 2020. The response was overwhelming: Our inboxes were flooded with requests to translate the liturgies into other languages, and messages from people across the world detailed exactly how the liturgies gave them hope. While Liturgies for Hope was born out of the specific turmoil of the pandemic, the response indicated that this collection transcends the pandemic and speaks to the evergr