For For anyone who feels they are bad at prayer and wants a short, practical start; not for experienced pray-ers wanting advanced spiritual direction.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
5 of 5essential
For the researcher
1 of 5marginal
Difficulty
0 of 5easy
A short, practical primer on prayer, drawing on Brother Lawrence.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural2 of 5
Experiential5 of 5
Sociological0 of 5
Historical0 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Published by Ignatius Press in 2000, this short book offers practical steps for building a life of prayer, written by an author who calls himself a beginner. It draws on the wisdom of the saints, especially Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God, in short chapters on the necessity of prayer, motives and methods, patience, suffering, sin, faith and grace.
