Groaning in Labor, Growing in Hope

Scripture Reflections for the Hard Days of Early Motherhood

Jessica Mannen Kimmet (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2023
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-6916-7 (ISBN)

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In Groaning in Labor, Growing in Hope, Jessica Mannen Kimmet, a mom of three, offers a collection of Scripture readings and reflections that speak to the challenges of transitioning to motherhood. Kimmet shares her experience of postpartum depression and raising young children, and how Scripture and prayer helped her to reframe painful experiences and offer companionship in struggle. By taking whatever scraps of time that can be spared, Kimmet hopes readers will find a healing God present in the upheavals of this season of life, and will return to prayer even though that practice will look and feel different. This resource includes lectio divina for moms, Scripture references for overwhelming times, a litany of saints for postpartum struggles, and more.

Jessica Mannen Kimmet is a freelance writer and liturgical musician. Formerly a full-time college campus minister working primarily in music and liturgy, she now spends most of her time raising her three young sons. She holds a BA in theology and music theory and a master of divinity, both from the University of Notre Dame. Her writing has appeared on Grotto Network and in Liturgical Press’s popular Living Liturgy series.

Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1

Part I: Seeds of Healing 9
Chapter 1: Groaning in Labor (Rom 8:22-24a) 11
Chapter 2: A New Heart (Ezek 36:26-27) 16
Chapter 3: Wait for God (Ps 42:6) 22

Part II: Companions in the Sorrow 27
Chapter 4: All She Had (Mark 12:42-44) 29
Chapter 5: Woman, Why Are You Weeping? (John 20:15-16) 34
Chapter 6: A Sword Will Pierce (Luke 2:33-35) 38
Chapter 7: Take the Child and His Mother (Matt 2:13-15) 44

Part III: Practical Strategies 49
Chapter 8: Everything That Has Breath (Ps 150:6) 51
Chapter 9: Wonderfully Made (Ps 139:13-14) 57
Chapter 10: Speak to the Earth (Job 12:7-10) 63
Chapter 11: Give You Rest (Matt 11:28-30) 67
Closing Benediction: All Things New (Rev 21:3-5a) 71

Appendix 75
A. Lectio Divina for Moms 75
B. Briefer Scriptures for Overwhelming Times 77
C. A Litany of Saints for Postpartum Struggles 79
D. Other Resources 85

Erscheinungsdatum	09.09.2023
Verlagsort	Collegeville, MN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 178 mm
Gewicht	85 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8146-6916-6 / 0814669166
ISBN-13	978-0-8146-6916-7 / 9780814669167
Zustand	Neuware