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This collection for the first time makes Karl Barth’s pastoral prayers available to an English-speaking audience, offering a fresh perspective on how the great Swiss theologian understood this central practice of Christian life. The prayers are organized according to seasons of the liturgical year, making them ideal for both group use and individual reflection.

5 Dear heavenly Father, because we are here with one another in order to rejoice over the fact that your dear Son for us became a human and our brother, we earnestly beg of you to tell us yourself what great grace, well-being, and help you have prepared for all of us in him. Open our ears and our understanding, in order that we may grasp that in him there is forgiveness for all of our sins, the seed and strength of a new life, comfort and admonition in life and
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