Learning to pray a guide for everyone
One of America's most beloved spiritual leaders and the New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage teaches anyone to converse with God in this comprehensive guide to prayer. In The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, Father James Martin...
| Main Author: | Martin, James, 1960- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Everyone can pray : an introduction
- Walking to school : childhood prayer
- Why pray? : some common reasons
- Praying without knowing it : nine types of prayer you may be unaware of
- What is prayer? : a few definitions and insights
- Beginning a friendship with God : Father Barry's insight
- Everyone needs help : petitionary prayer
- Now I lay me down to sleep : rote and other formal prayers
- I am here : the daily examen
- What happens when you pray? : emotions, insights, memories, desires, images, words, feelings, and mystical experiences
- How do I know it's God? : discerning God's voice
- The gift of imagination : Ignatian contemplation
- Praying with sacred texts : lectio divina
- Finding God at the center : centering prayer
- Discovering God in creation : nature prayer
- Talking about prayer : spiritual direction, retreats, faith sharing, and journaling
- Topics in prayer : distractions, dryness, expectations, and the overall ups and downs of the spiritual life
- Now what? : moving from prayer to action.