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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian worship > Christian prayer
Dwight Lyman Moody defines a Prevailing Prayer as one which
involves the entire being of the person praying: the entirety of
the mind is focused not upon material or life circumstances, but
the very being of God. Such an effort to pray so deeply is
difficult: Moody, himself an experienced evangelist and preacher,
had encountered many Christians who struggled to attain depth and
connection with the Lord during their prayers. This book intends to
help the true believer attain a material closeness to the divine
through prayer which prevails. It is ideal for devotional reading
before and after your daily prayers, that the insights within
remain in mind. To help his fellow believers, Moody quotes numerous
stories from the Biblical scriptures together with personal
anecdotes from his long career as a man of God. We also hear of
incidents in the life of Jesus Christ, and the many obstacles He
surmounted to teach humanity of God.
You live a busy life, juggling work, family, chores, and more. Into
this busy life come challenges--difficult relationships, health
concerns, deferred dreams, loss--and blessings--a new job, a new
baby, new friends, new hobbies. And all of it is something you can
pray about. But maybe you're not sure how. Beautifully designed and
perfect for gift-giving, 100 Days of Prayer for Women is a
collection of go-to prayers for when you want to say something to
God but you're not sure just what words to use. Covering the
challenging, the joyful, and even the mundane aspects of life,
these prayers help you express yearning, praise, lament, and
gratitude to the One who made you, sustains you, and loves you
through it all. If you need encouragement and inspiration each day,
look no further!
This exceptional book explores our understanding of the Psalter as
a book of prayer in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It focuses in
original and helpful ways on the genre of Lament as a text medium
through which personal distress can be engaged with and processed
in the action of prayer, and explores some of the psychodynamic
shifts which can occur for people praying in this way, providing
some actual case examples of the process at work. The author
provides a thorough examination of the lament genre found in the
Psalter from a theological perspective and also offers a practical
working model which could be incorporated into work with people who
are suffering from distress in a variety of forms.
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