Pirate Jesus: Poems and Prayers for Rcl Lectionary Year C

Poem and prayers based on the weekly scripture readings for RCL Lectionary Year C.

Thom M. Shuman is a graduate of Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) and Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, VA). Currently active in transitional/interim ministry, he has served churches in Oklahoma, Virginia, and Ohio. His liturgies, poems, and prayers are used by congregations all over the world, and by individuals for personal devotions. His Advent devotional books The Jesse Tree (2005) and Gobsmacked (2011) have been published by Wild Goose Publications/The Iona Community (www.ionabooks.com), as well as his wedding liturgy, Now Come Two Hearts. He is also a contributor to the Iona Community’s Resource books Candles & Conifers, Hay & Stardust, Fire and Bread, Bare Feet and Buttercups, and Acorns and Archangels, as well as Going Home Another Way: Daily Readings and Resources for Christmastide, Gathered and Scattered: Readings and Meditations from the Iona Community and 50 New Prayers From The Iona Community. A previous book of liturgies - Lectionary Worship Aids, Series VIII, Cycle A: Cradled in God’s Heart was published in 2007 by CSS Publishing Company (www.csspub.com). ’Bearers of Grace and Justice, a book of liturgies with communion for Lectionary Year C has recently been published. He blogs at www.occasionalsightings.blogspot.com www.prayersfortoday.blogspot.com www.lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com