Lamenting the Pandemic Season
Journal-Keeping with Bible Verses and Prayers
Imprint: Resource Publications
Gwendolyn Carole Tipton believes that King David kept a journal that became part of the Psalms. He wrote of his sorrow, pain, joy, gratefulness and concluded each message with words of praise to God. Lamenting the pandemic season is her book of Psalms.
Like King David, Tipton's journal examines the events of the day with myriad observations and aspirations. During the pandemic, she wrote about things happening in her and others' lives that fostered abrupt changes in their comings and goings and emotional feelings about how to simply be still.
Throughout this book, the author puts forth numerous Bible verses to validate her belief in God's covenant with us and present prayers of supplication petitioning God for help and intervention.
Our lives are changing, and we are not at the helm of the transformation. Journaling will help us get through today, the days ahead, and remember the past.
Gwendolyn Carole Tipton retired from a long career in the housing finance industry. She is the author of Journal It! Take Hold of Your Life by Journaling; two devotional journal books, The Prayor: One Who Prays and The Prayor Worships with Isaiah; and Feeling Wheels: Poetic Messages of Celebration, Reflection, and Emotions, a collection which holds 250 verses of poetry and songs.
Gwendolyn is an elder in her church. She conducts university classes for retirees on journal keeping.
“Lamenting the Pandemic Season is a must-read for anyone who wants to insightfully journal and reflect on how COVID-19 affected them. Biblically grounded, this book intertwines beautifully written prayers, pointed Bible verses, observations, and personal experiences to guide the reader on a deeply profound journey of remembrance and reflection of God’s grace during a time that changed us all.”
—Lauren P. Braddock-Moffett, school psychologist
“Combining her expertise in journaling, her day-to-day challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the isolation that accompanied it with the strength and supplications provided in Bible verses and prayer, Gwendolyn Carole Tipton has given us a guidebook for therapeutic journaling that is useful in facing many of the issues we encounter in life. Journaling helps us get through today, the days ahead, and to remember the past.”
—Dan Yount, editor-in-chief, Cincinnati Herald
“In 2019, the world was forever changed with the advent of COVID-19. Gwendolyn Carole’s Lamenting the Pandemic Season presents us with a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the many avenues we have to deepen our faith and the understanding of God’s purpose in such challenging times. By walking us through this time using devotionals and journaling prompts, Tipton invites us to consider the hidden gifts that can be unearthed in that season.”
—Sheila Townsend, author of With God, Grace, & Girlfriends: Lessons Learned from Five Decades of Living
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