Grief's Liturgy
Author | : Gerald J. Postema |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012-10-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781610971829 |
ISBN-13 | : 1610971825 |
Rating | : 4/5 (825 Downloads) |
Download or read book Grief's Liturgy written by Gerald J. Postema and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a lament-psalm and a love song, Grief's Liturgy records Gerald Postema's work and worship of grief upon the loss of his wife, a year's work aided by the companions--poetry and prayers, icons and images, music and silence--that sat patiently with him. Structured around the liturgy of the Divine Office, reflections in each "hour" take on a distinctive expressive and emotional tone and fall into a jagged, broken rhythm over the course of each "day" yielding ultimately an understanding of the life-affirming necessity of grief.