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Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life
by James S. CutsingerIn this newly revised English translation from the French, including a comprehensive glossary, this volume surveys the enormous range of Schuon's writngs on prayer and spiritual life.
Prayer First Aid Kit: Prayers for Everyday Dilemmas, Decisions and Emergencies
by Victoria LorenzatoWhether you’re in need of advice, comfort or an outlet for joy in happy occasions, the world of prayer can offer a safe and reassuring place to express your feelings and search for answers. Let this collection of inspiring and illuminating prayers for every occasion help you resolve the dilemmas in your life.
Prayer For The Day on Peace
by Bbc Radio 4Prayer for the Day brings together 365 selected readings from the much loved, long-running series on BBC Radio 4. The programme, which has been broadcast daily at 5:43am for several decades, and continues to attract over half a million dedicated listeners, comprises a short 2-minute reflection to start your day. These artfully combine traditional forms of prayer and reflection, from a variety of religions and denominations, with contemporary issues and themes that are often relevant to the date on which the programme is broadcast. In keeping with the theme of 'Prayer for the Day', there are 365 reflections in the book, from a vast range of the eminent religious figures and broadcasters who have contributed to the programme over the years. There is a foreword by a prominent figure in the faith community, a short profile of each contributor and an index of contributors. To emphasise the point that the reflections can be used daily, they are ordered by date (i.e. 1st January, 2nd January etc), and each entry is selected on the basis of it being as date-specific as possible. The date of broadcast is underneath each entry, and dates are also marked at the top corners of each page so they can be found easily. The spacious design includes page openers for each month with simple line illustrations. Prayer for the Day is a beautiful and inspirational addition to any bedside table, with religious meditations that both participate in the ecumenical spirit of the 21st century and equip you perfectly for each day's journey.From the Hardcover edition.
Prayer Has Spoiled Everything: Possession, Power, and Identity in an Islamic Town of Niger
by Adeline MasquelierBori, in the Mawri society of Niger, are mischievous and invisible beings that populate the bush. Bori is also the practice of taming these wild forces in the context of possession ceremonies. In Prayer Has Spoiled Everything Adeline Masquelier offers an account of how this phenomenon intervenes--sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically--in human lives, providing a constantly renewed source of meaning for Mawri peasants confronted with cultural contradictions and socio-economic marginalization. To explore the role of bori possession in local definitions of history, power, and identity, Masquelier spent a total of two years in Niger, focusing on the diverse ways in which spirit mediums share, transform, and contest a rapidly changing reality, threatened by Muslim hegemony and financial hardship. She explains how the spread of Islam has provoked irreversible change in the area and how prayer--a conspicuous element of daily life that has become virtually synonymous with Islamic practice in this region of west Africa--has thus become equated with the loss of tradition. By focusing on some of the creative and complex ways that bori at once competes with and borrows from Islam, Masquelier reveals how possession nonetheless remains deeply embedded in Mawri culture, representing more than simple resistance to Islam, patriarchy, or the state. Despite a widening gap between former ways of life and the contradictions of the present, it maintains its place as a feature of daily life in which villagers participate with varying degrees of enthusiasm and approval. Specialists in African studies, in the anthropology of religion, and in the historical transformations of colonial and postcolonial societies will welcome this study.
Prayer Is Good Medicine: How to Reap the Healing Benefits of Prayer
by Larry DosseyPrayer moves into the center stage of Western medicine Prayer Is Good Medicine acts as a modern-day prayer book as well as an ethical touchstone for healers and seekers. Unlike medical practitioners in the East, many physicians in the West argue that the healing power of science is far superior to, and often incompatible with, the healing power of prayer. Yet, physician Dossey, attentive to the ways in which spiritual health affects bodily health, demonstrated in his Healing Words that the capacity of prayer to heal, combined with the capacity of science to heal, is far greater than the healing power of medicine alone. Using evidence from scientific studies regarding the beneficial effects of prayer on health, Dossey has here fashioned a kind of how-to manual for incorporating prayer into the process of healing. After first defining prayer as an attitude of the heart whose content is neither shaped by nor limited to a single religious tradition, Dossey then proceeds to explore the infinite variety of forms that prayer may take. Dossey's holistic vision challenges narrow religious views of prayer as well as conventional medical method of healing.
Prayer Is a Place: America's Religious Landscape Observed
by Phyllis TickleA leading authority on religion and spirituality in America recounts the changes she witnessed from 1992–2004, a period she compares to the tumultuous years of the Reformation and Peri-Reformation in Europe. As the founding editor of the religion department ofPublishers Weekly, Phyllis Tickle was a key figure in bringing discussions about religion into the nation’s cultural and intellectual mainstream. Prayer Is a Placeis her insightful first-person account of the people she has met and the trends she has observed over twelve crucial years of change in American religion. Tickle writes about her face-to-face meetings with such luminaries as the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Chief Mullah of Jerusalem; describes speeches and conferences that redefined traditional religions; and chronicles the birth of new approaches to religion and spirituality. The result is a fascinating overview of the reconfiguration of religion in America and its impact on our culture. In charting the changes, passions and innovations that have occurred, Tickle remains a clear-eyed, unbiased and sympathetic observer. From her lively reminiscences of the 1003 Parliament of the World’s Religions—a seminal gathering of Christians, Jews, Muslims and Buddhists—to an intriguing look at the rise of Gnosticism in the country to a cogent analysis of the spirituality movements that swept through America during the last decades of the twentieth century,Prayer Is a Placereminds readers that reverence can be expressed in many different forms and in many different settings.
Prayer Journal for Teen Girls: 52-Week Scripture, Devotional, & Guided Prayer Journal
by Shannon RobertsThis 52-week devotional and guided prayer journal includes Scripture verses, reflections on the Word, and journaling prompts that will help teen girls feel more confident navigating life's challenges and remember that God is with them every step of the way.From bestselling author Shannon Roberts, author of Prayer Journal for Women (more than 750,000 copies sold), comes this new devotional and prayer journal. As the mom to a young woman herself, Shannon has witnessed firsthand the challenges teen girls face these days, from insecurities and self-doubt caused by social media to peer pressure from friends and at school. Growing up today isn't easy, but Prayer Journal for Teen Girls gives young women a spiritual compass so that they can lean on the Bible for whatever they are facing each week and know God's Truth will guide them every step of the way.A perfect companion for individual worship or for group Bible study, this undated 12-month journal features:• A generous 8x10 trim size with plenty of space to write• Four full pages for each week of the year• Original illustrations on each page by author and artist Shannon RobertsEach week includes four sections:• Scripture: An inspiring Bible verse to reflect on throughout your week, giving you time to memorize the verse and ingrain it into your heart and soul.• Reflect: Thoughts and questions prompted by the weekly Scripture verse, along with space to record your own thoughts and responses.• Journal: Two full pages to journal your praise for God, your prayer requests, the things on your heart, and how you wish to be taught and guided, as well as a Bible verse about the power of prayer.• Answered Prayers: A tracker with space to record your prayers, so you can see how God moves in your life throughout the course of a year.Bible verses are organized thematically to provide lessons for all aspects of teen life:Love & Inner Beauty • Provision & Faithfulness • God&’s Love • Adversity & Trials • Awe & Sovereignty • Strength Through Faith • Fear • Grace & Forgiveness
Prayer Participant's Guide: Six Sessions on Our Relationship with God
by Philip YanceyIn this six-session study, award-winning author Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeat—the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect—of our relationship with God: prayer. What is prayer? How does it work? And more importantly, does it work? In theory, prayer is the essential human act, a priceless point of contact between us and the God of the universe. In practice, prayer is often frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? is an exploration of the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. Designed for use with the video.
Prayer Patterns for Revival
by Mark I. BubeckWhen the World Needs Revival, How Do We Pray?Christians battle strongholds and addiction. Satan extends temptations. Truly revived lives can seem elusive. These are just a few of the realities Christians face, and knowing how to pray in the face of such sin and suffering is often as difficult as knowing what to pray. That's why Prayer Patterns for Revival presents seven prayers founded in biblical doctrine so Christians can powerfully cry out to God for revival in their own lives and in His church.Created by Mark I. Bubeck, this resource guides your prayers in topics like confessing sin, knowing God, and resisting the enemy. This convenient pamphlet is perfectly sized to slide into your Bible or notebook. Furthermore, these prayers are designed to be used individually or in a group so you can partner with your community to engage in God's redeeming work.
Prayer Patterns for Revival
by Mark I. BubeckWhen the World Needs Revival, How Do We Pray?Christians battle strongholds and addiction. Satan extends temptations. Truly revived lives can seem elusive. These are just a few of the realities Christians face, and knowing how to pray in the face of such sin and suffering is often as difficult as knowing what to pray. That's why Prayer Patterns for Revival presents seven prayers founded in biblical doctrine so Christians can powerfully cry out to God for revival in their own lives and in His church.Created by Mark I. Bubeck, this resource guides your prayers in topics like confessing sin, knowing God, and resisting the enemy. This convenient pamphlet is perfectly sized to slide into your Bible or notebook. Furthermore, these prayers are designed to be used individually or in a group so you can partner with your community to engage in God's redeeming work.
Prayer Revolution: Rebuilding Church and City Through Prayer
by John SmedAre you praying constricted prayers or disruptive ones?Most prayers are constricted ones. They&’re prayers that only focus on one part of the Lord&’s Prayer: &“give us our daily bread.&” They&’re usually focused on self and envision God as a heavenly caretaker. Disruptive prayers, on the other hand, are powerful, uncommon, and deeply biblical. They focus on God rather than self, seek to advance the kingdom, and submit all things to God. They are also prayed with a profound belief that prayer actually accomplishes something. When we pray disruptive prayers, that&’s when the revolution begins. This book shows you how to equip leaders, fuel kingdom movements, and do real damage to the powers of darkness in the here and now. But most of all, discover how your own heart will be transformed as you begin to see how much bigger prayer, and God, is than you ever thought possible.
Prayer Revolution: Rebuilding Church and City Through Prayer
by John SmedAre you praying constricted prayers or disruptive ones?Most prayers are constricted ones. They&’re prayers that only focus on one part of the Lord&’s Prayer: &“give us our daily bread.&” They&’re usually focused on self and envision God as a heavenly caretaker. Disruptive prayers, on the other hand, are powerful, uncommon, and deeply biblical. They focus on God rather than self, seek to advance the kingdom, and submit all things to God. They are also prayed with a profound belief that prayer actually accomplishes something. When we pray disruptive prayers, that&’s when the revolution begins. This book shows you how to equip leaders, fuel kingdom movements, and do real damage to the powers of darkness in the here and now. But most of all, discover how your own heart will be transformed as you begin to see how much bigger prayer, and God, is than you ever thought possible.
Prayer That Changes Everything: 5 Principles to Activate Your Faith
by Mary ColbertA revived faith starts with a revived prayer life. This book will help you develop the faith and prayer life that God desires for you. What if your communication with God became as vibrant as the interaction between you and your best friend? What if God literally responded to your praise, your worship, and your requests? This is absolutely God&’s will for your prayer life! For many, prayer is only a matter of blessing their food, asking for help during a crisis, or whispering a need when they feel they are at the end of their rope. Unfortunately, this barely scratches the surface of the prayer life God wants to share with us. In Prayer That Changes Everything, Mary Colbert unpacks five principles to revolutionize readers&’ faith and help them experience the full dimension of the relationship they can have with God through prayer. She challenges readers to: Recognize that faith is alive and must be in actionLive with a faith that excites GodRealize that faith is the substance of all thingsSee the thing they want God to do as done and begin to praise Him for it; and know that love is the fuel Whether a new believer or a longtime Christian, each reader will find accessible, fresh insights into prayer and practical wisdom that will revitalize his or her prayer life and transform his or her relationship with God.
Prayer Therapy
by R. W. Alley Keith McclellanThis book will fill readers with the confidence they need to add prayer to life.
Prayer Walking: Praying on Site with Insight
by Steve HawthorneOrdinary believers are stepping into the streets to pray effectively for their neighbors. With eyes open to real needs and with ears open to the promptings of God's Spirit, intercession becomes an adventure. We have never been so aware of the need to contend for our cities against a rising tide of spiritual evil. As a result, multitudes of Christians worldwide have begun to prayerwalk their cities and nations. Prayerwalking gives you a practical menu of proven ideas to begin preparing whole cities for spiritual awakening. Biblical insights will build your faith to voice city-size prayers. And the stories and statements of more than one hundred prayerwalking Christians will fire your imagination for your first steps.
Prayer Warrior Mom
by Marla AlupoaiceiMoms, are youstruggling with patience? Worrying about your children's spiritual development?Concerned about their social or behavioral issues? Wondering how to get it alldone when there's just never enough time? Author Marla Alupoaicei knows that today's Christian momswant to be the parents God intended. They desire to pray boldly and stand inthe gap for their kids. But many mothers haven't been equipped with the prayerskills, scriptural knowledge, and practical strategies to fight the spiritualbattle for themselves and their children. Marla is no stranger to these trials. She has felt the simmering frustration anddiscontentment that come from the constant tension of trying to do it all forher family. But as Marla began to turn everything over to God in prayer, Hegranted her an attitude of gratitude, the antidote to despair. "When you and Ichoose to praise the Lord, He will be fully present in our hearts, in ourhomes, and with our children," she says.In Prayer Warrior Mom,Marla invites you to walk with her through fifteen life-transforming principlesthat will empower you to effectively intercede for your children. Learn tocultivate your own attitude of gratitude, pray Scripture, be persistent, pray withpower and authority, be your children's #1 advocate, hear God's voice above thenoise of daily life, and much more! "The only real power we have on this earth is the power ofprayer. Our potent prayers for our kids connect them with the reality of Godand His will for their lives," Marla says.Mom, this is your year. Your year of spiritualbreakthrough. Your year to see your children start loving God and living forHim. What are you waiting for? Become a Prayer Warrior Mom today!
Prayer Warriors: The True Story of a Gay Son, His Fundamentalist Christian Family and Their Battle for His Soul
by Stuart H. MillerWhen a gay man "comes out" to his fundamentalist Christian family, his father organizes a brigade of "prayer warriors"--a frightening tactic used by the extreme religious right against even the most loving of sons.
Prayer and Devotional Life of United Methodists
by Steve HarperThis volume in the United Methodist Studies series challenges United Methodists to engage in life-transforming practices. The author explains a theme and underscores major emphases within the United Methodist denomination. This adult study is divided into four sections with suggestions for group discussion, and can be completed in 4 to 8 sessions. No leader’s guide is needed. The sections are: 1 - Living from the Heart - This chapter examines the essence of prayer and devotional life for United Methodists: holiness of heart and life. The chapter is divided into two sections to enable this examination: Cimmunion (heart) and Compassion (life). 2 - Read and Pray Daily - Exploring these two central disciplines in Christian formation and the Wesleyan Tradition guides readers into practical expressions of what it means to read devotionally (lection divina) and pray continually (the life of prayer). 3 - Get Connected! - The idea of "connectionalism" is a significant part of our tradition. This chapter examines this idea from two vantage points of classic formation principles and the concrete structures Wesley used in early-Methodism, which still contain implications for today. 4 - Go On! - The cultivation of prayer and devotional life in United Methodism is not about "attainment" but rather about "journey." This chapter examines the pilgrimage motif through the two lenses of the biblical doctrine of Christian perfection, and the practical development of that message through an action/reflection model of Christian formation.
Prayer and Listening: Finding Rest And Direction In Contemplative Prayer (LifeGuide Bible Studies #5)
by Jan Johnson®
Prayer and Planning for the Big Day: The Essential Wedding Guide for a Bride and Her Mother
by Erin Kelly Jill Marie KellyThe weeks after the engagement and before the “I do” may be some of the most beautiful—and worrisome—days of your life, whether you are the bride or her mother. While you make decisions about flowers and food, bridesmaids and boutonnieres, you may also experience challenges, insecurities, hopes, and fears that can only be conquered with one thing: prayer. Prayer and Planning for the Big Day is a distinctive collection of wedding prayers and practical tips a bride and her mother can share as they tackle the daunting task of preparing for a wedding and marriage. New York Times bestselling authors Jill Kelly and her daughter Erin offer 40 sincere and vulnerable prayers covering topics such as trust, forgiveness, communication, character, sex, protection and provision . Each prayer is combined with an essential wedding tip that allows you both to apply your prayer petitions to your planning activities. As you share your prayers together or jot them in your Mother & Daughter Prayer Journal, you will experience the life-changing love of a God who sustains you through one of the most exciting and hectic seasons of your life.
Prayer and Politics
by Peter van der VeerPrayer is an important religious practice that is rarely studied from the perspective of politics – and yet it should be. Though some forms of Protestantism teach that prayer should be individual and private, this is an exception rather than a rule. In many other religions and cultures, the regulation of collective and public prayer cannot be separated from the complex world of politics. Where is prayer allowed, and where not? Who can participate, and who can’t? How should you pray – and how shouldn’t you? Prayer is subject to a host of both written and unwritten political rules. From the Pentecostal religious battle – where prayer is both sword and shield against the Satanic Other – to the relations between Islam and Christianity, prayer as spiritual warfare can be found cross-culturally and across the world. This book brings together case studies of the political salience of prayer in Nigeria, France, India, Russia, and the United States. It deals with Christian, Muslim, and Hindu practices. In a world where religious tensions are ever-present, it reminds us of the intensely political nature of prayer. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Religious and Political Practice.
Prayer and Praying Men
by E. M. BoundsOld Testament history is filled with accounts of praying saints. The leaders of Israel in those early days were noted for their praying habits. Prayer is the one thing which stands out prominently in their lives. In this book E. M. Bounds chronicles the prayer lives of famous biblical men.
Prayer and Worship
by RenovarePrayer and worship compose the heart of the devotional life and are essential practices for a close relationship with God. But too often our prayer is nothing more than a checklist of requests, and our worship happens only in church. What does it mean to communicate with God? How do we enter his presence in the midst of our daily lives? Utilizing the beloved book of the Psalms, this guide reveals many different ways to come before God in prayer and worship, including wrestling with God, pleading with God, lamenting to God, and longing for God. Conveniently organized for individual or group study, Prayer and Worship offers insights and avenues to help us bring every part of our lives before God and truly enter his presence.
Prayer and You
by Mary Lea Hill FSPThe "Crabby Mystic," Sr. Mary Lea, directly approaches the pray-er with practical advice, but cautions that "it is not an instructional course on prayer, but rather a taster on prayer, a place to get your feet wet." Even as you chuckle at her wit, she gives recommendations that will help any pray-er start communicating with God more readily. Whether you have never prayed before or want to become a better pray-er, Sr. Mary Lea will guide you towards a fulfilling prayer life.
Prayer as Transgression?: The Social Relations of Prayer in Healthcare Settings (Advancing Studies in Religion)
by Rachel Brown Melania Calestani Sonya Sharma Sheryl Reimer-KirkhamHealthcare settings are notoriously complex places where life and death co-exist, and where suffering is an everyday occurrence, giving rise to existential questions. The full range of society's diversity is reflected in patients and staff. Increasing religious and ethnic plurality, alongside decades of secularizing trends, is bringing new attention to how religion and nonreligion are expressed in public spaces. Through critical ethnographic research in Vancouver and London, Prayer as Transgression? reveals how prayer occurs in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community-based clinics in a variety of forms and circumstances. Prayer occurs quietly on the edges of day-to-day healthcare provision and in designated sacred spaces. Some requests for prayer, however, interrupt and transgress the clinical machinery of a hospital, such as when a patient asks for prayer from the chaplain while the operating room waits. With contributions by researchers, healthcare practitioners, and chaplains, the authors consider how prayer transgresses the clinical priorities that mark healthcare, opening up ways to think differently about institutional norms and social structures. They show how prayer highlights trends of secularization and sacralization in healthcare settings. They also consider the ambivalences about prayer arising from staff and patients' varied views on religion and spirituality, and their associated ethical concerns amidst clinical and workload demands. A window onto religion in the public sphere, Prayer as Transgression? tells much about how people live well together, even in the face of personal crises and fragilities, suffering, diversity, and social change.