7 Ways to Pray
Time-tested Practices for Encountering God
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SPCK Publishing
Published:14th Sep '21
Should be back in stock very soon
Discover Seven Ways to Pray with Amy Boucher Pye, as she explores how ancient prayer practices can help us find fresh ways to relate to God.
prayer is the main way we communicate with God, but many of us sense that our prayer lives are lacking. By looking to ancient practices this book will help you find fresh ways to relate to God.For Christians, prayer is the main way we communicate with God - but what can we do when we struggle with the question of how to pray or feel our prayer lives are lacking? Seven Ways to Pray explores how by looking to ancient prayer practices of Christianity, we can find fresh ways to relate to God today. Discovering these tried and tested tools will not only strengthen our relationship with him but will bring us joy, contentment, growth and transformation. With warmth and encouragement, Amy Boucher Pye takes us through seven ways to pray to God: praying with the Bible, receiving and extending forgiveness, practicing God's presence, listening prayer, the prayer of lament, praying with the gospels imaginatively and the prayer of examen. Guiding us through their history, she shows us how easily we can make these prayer practices part of our lives and use them to grow closer to God. Along with prayer exercises to help us engage directly with God, there are questions for individual reflection or small-group discussion, making Seven Ways to Pray perfect to use as a family, in churches or with friends. This is a book for anyone who has ever wondered how to pray or is looking for ways to revitalise their prayer lives. It will give you an understanding of some of the oldest prayer practices of Christianity, and equip you with the tools you need to renew and refresh your relationship with God. Come along, and discover Seven Ways to Pray.
"This is a delightfully accessible and refreshingly practical guide to prayer, drawing on a broad range of traditions. Amy's love for the Lord, and her hard-won experience, shines through every page." -- PETE GREIG, author of How to Pray
"Prayer is communication with God about what we're doing together. No other book offers so many rich and practical ways to go deeper with him. I wish I had discovered 7 Ways to Pray years ago, and I will be keeping my copy close to me in the future." -- JAMES CATFORD, chair of Renovare
"I once read a book on prayer by a well-known author. It was, as I expected, brilliant. But afterwards I noticed something: while reading it, I hadn't actually been moved to pray. Not so with this winsome, practical book by Amy Boucher Pye. 7 Ways to Pray not only stirred in me a hunger to know God more; it offered creative and accessible ways to do so. Keep this book close by. You'll be returning to it again and again. Highly recommended." -- SHERIDAN VOYSEY, author of The Making of Us, Resurrection Year and Reflect with Sheridan
"What a wonderful, inspirational and much-needed book! 7 Ways to Pray brings ancient prayer patterns and practices bang up-to-date, making them meaningful and applicable in wonderfully new ways. I can't wait to use this book regularly as a rich but practical companion to prayer - it really is a gift to Christians everywhere." -- CATHY MADAVAN, speaker, writer, broadcaster, author of Irrepressible
"Meister Eckhart, the medieval mystic, summarized prayer by saying, 'If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you", that would suffice.' Prayer easily becomes a burden for the disciple, when in fact it offers a path into God's presence, a space free from anxiety. Amy helpfully invites us to explore approaches to prayer where we find rest for our soul." -- MICHA JAZZ, head of Waverley Abbey Resources, guardian of St Cuthbert's Oratory
"What a beautiful, powerful and personal journey into God's sustaining presence with the loving and sure-handed guide Amy Boucher Pye. A gentle leader and strong companion, she taps into her uncanny ability to make prayer seem both practical and divine, offering fresh and intentional ways to pray - just when we and our hurting world need prayer the most. This will prove a well-loved classic." -- PATRICIA RAYBON, author of I Told the Mountain to Move
ISBN: 9780281084968
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192 pages