Prayers, Texts and Tears

A creative response to grief by Poet Dai Woolridge

How do we respond to God, our family, and our colleagues when our whole world is shattered by the death of a loved one? For Spoken Word artist Dai Woolridge, there were sometimes no words. In this honest and personal story of grief, Dai offers a creative response to God. Working through a timeline of grief, he shares his experience of burn-out, anti-depressants and the question of why doesn’t God heal? Using poetry, prayers and scripture, Dai looks back at his cries to God, and His words back to him. This is a book that will give words to those who are going through personal loss, and for those who have grieved, are grieving or have never yet grieved.

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About the Book

“Some books tell you how to cope with grief. This book helps guide you home” (Jason and Rachel Gardner)

What happens when your whole world is shattered by the death of someone you love?

Grit your teeth

Sweep it under the rug

Feel numb

Hyperventilate

Breakdown and weep

 

Maybe for you it’s all or none of the above. For Spoken word artist Dai Woolridge, losing his Dad to cancer left him lost for words. In this raw, honest and personal account of grief, using stories, psalm-like-prayers and sometimes humour, Dai offers a creative response to God.

 

“In this book, I wanted as much as possible to bare my soul. To prise it open and show you what’s inside: the faith bits, the gritty bits, and the tough bits. It is a book for those who have grieved, are grieving or yet to grieve.

My hope is that it will help put into words what is so hard to express. My prayer is that you will find God to be the ultimate Carrier of grief carriers.”

Dai Woolridge is the voice behind “Spoken-Truth” and a popular poet and storyteller. He works for Bible Society, lives in Pontypridd, South Wales, and is married to Cath

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Genres: Christian Living, Grief, poetry, Writing
Publisher: lion hudson
Publication Year: 2017
ASIN: 0857217771
ISBN: 0857217771
List Price: 7.99
eBook Price: 5.03
Endorsements
Honest, at times funny, heartbreaking...and perhaps, above all...real."
– Rob Parsons, OBE
"Some books tell you how to cope with grief. This book helps guide you home"
– Jason and Rachel Gardner
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