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In her What's in a Phrase? - winner of the 2015 Christianity Today
award in Spirituality - Marilyn McEntyre showed readers how brief
scriptural phrases can evoke and invite. In Word by Word McEntyre
invites readers to dwell with single words - remembering their
biblical contexts, considering the personal associations they bring
up, and allowing them to become a focus for prayer and meditation.
With seven phrases, questions, or prompts for each of the fifteen
words she considers (see CONTENTS section), McEntyre guides readers
in examining the word from a different angle each day of the week.
She draws on the spiritual practices of lectio divina and centering
prayer as she encourages readers to allow these single words to
help us pause and hear the voice of the Spirit. "I invite you to
discover," says McEntyre in her introduction, "how words may become
little fountains of grace. How a single word may, if you hold it
for a while, become a prayer."
Help for the restless or distracted at Mass: Here are the keys to
prayerful participation at Mass. You'll learn how to quiet your
soul and concentrate your mind so that you can grow more receptive
to the graces Christ offers you in the Mass.
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Equipping your Messy team to pray and encourage others to do so,
both within and outside the Messy Church context - Communicating
prayer as a concept - Praying as a team in advance and on the day -
Prayer ideas for the activity time, celebration time, and at home
as a family - Ways of praying the Lord's Prayer - Ways to reimagine
other traditional prayers - Creating a prayer space - A Messy Quiet
Day outline
The Leader's Guide provides complete guidance for each of the
weekly meetings, including simple worship experiences for opening
and closing times, music suggestions, and lists of items needed for
each session. All weekly group gatherings follow the same general
outline:
-Opening time of worship and centering (10 minutes)
-Sharing insights from the weekly readings and exercises (45
minutes)
-Break (10 minutes)
-Deeper explorations through a group experience (45 minutes)
-Closing worship (10 minutes)
Prayer is a vital part of the Christian life but people often
struggle with actually getting on and doing it. This book offers 80
imaginative and creative ideas for setting up 'prayer stations',
practical ways of praying that involve the senses - touching,
tasting, smelling, seeing, and hearing, rather than simply
reflecting, as we bring our hopes, fears, dreams and doubts to God.
Developed from material tried and tested with small groups, the
ideas here provide activities ranging from bubble prayers to clay
pot prayers (via just about everything else in between), and have
been designed to be used with grown-ups - of all ages!
Luigi Gioia's book Say it to God: In Search of Prayer was chosen as the 2018 Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book and welcomed by many as an honest, accessible guide to freshen their practice of prayer in the midst of busy modern life.
In Touched by God, Gioia moves on to explore the art of contemplation. He points out that contemplation is not a more advanced way of praying but a silent and loving attentiveness to God which has nothing in common with disembodied, ahistorical and impersonal forms of spirituality.
Contemplation begins when we are touched by God through Scripture and become aware of his presence in us. Gioia shows how this happens concretely in the lives of the characters of the Gospel of John, his chosen guide to learn how to welcome God in our lives and interact with him.
Gioia's way to contemplation takes the reader not only through Scripture but also through plays and novels where God is never mentioned or is seen as absent, distant or even as an enemy. By engaging with both religious and non-religious authors the reader can discover that contemplation is not some kind of spiritual wonderland but coexists with doubts, thrives in the middle of struggles, is discovered even in suffering, dissolves guilt and leads to authentic self-knowledge and compassion for every human being.
In an uncertain world, we all seek a sense of security and inner
peace. In Still Points: A Guide to Living the Mindful Meditative
Way shows us how to achieve this, simply by following a daily
spiritual practice. In doing so, we enter into a deep connection to
sacred stillness, revealing to us the beauty within the present
moment. In a book that can be followed throughout the year, or
dipped in and out of to find 'still points' in times of distraction
and worry, Brother Richard brings us on a transformative journey of
meditation, poetry and sacred pause, enabling us to experience a
sense of peace, happiness and belonging in our lives. 'Still Points
is a call to stop, to consider, to see the beauty and sacredness of
ourselves in everyone and everything' SISTER STAN
Want to pray but have no words? InstaPrayer's colorful prompts are
perfect to
post on Instagram and other socials: Read. Pray. Snap. Share.
Sometimes the hardest part of having a vibrant prayer life is simply
getting started.
To help start that conversation in a quirky and non-threatening way,
these prompts
from author/artist Kelly Stanley open the door to creativity and are
perfect for sharing
on Instagram and other socials. With fun and colorful meme-like images,
you will be
encouraged to ask God to shelter someone who is going through a storm,
pray for
someone who is full of hot air, pray for the last person who texted
you, and more.
Each prayer prompt is designed to get attention on digital and paper
pages alike.
InstaPrayers includes these prayer prompts:
- Pray for someone who crosses paths with you regularly.
- Thank God for a mistake you learned from.
- Pray for someone with an amazing brain.
- Give praise to someone who is doing a great job.
- Pray for someone who seems to have the perfect Instagram
life.
FEATURES:
- Bite-sized prayer prompts to reignite your prayer life
- Full-color interior design using fun and vibrant colors
- Presentation page for personalization
- Perfect gift for hashtag-loving friend
?Quiere una vida de oracion mas rica y profunda? !Sus oraciones son
poderosas! Aprenda a orar con confianza, fe y conciencia del
Espiritu Santo a partir de las oraciones de las Escrituras que
cambian el mundo en esta guia inspiradora para una vida espiritual
transformada. David oro para ser protegido de sus enemigos. Jesus
oro por todos los creyentes. La iglesia primitiva oraba para tener
valor. Las oraciones mas poderosas de las Escrituras tienen algo en
comun: reflejan las promesas de Dios en su Palabra, promesas que
estan disponibles para usted hoy. En La clave de la oracion,
Hawkins explora las oraciones biblicas para capacitarlo a orar
efectivamente por: paz en tiempos de cambio valor para superar sus
miedos sanidad para usted y para los demas Cada una de las entradas
incluye una oracion, principios que guian la vida que puede extraer
de esa oracion, y una palabra clave para ayudarle a aplicar esas
verdades a su vida. Con su pagina de presentacion La clave de la
oracion es un hermoso regalo para graduaciones de la escuela
secundaria y de la universidad Navidad Dia del Padre y de la Madre
cumpleanos hombres y mujeres que buscan nuevas energias para su
vida de oracion Ya sea que ofrezca una oracion de confesion, de
accion de gracias, de alabanza, de intercesion, de peticion o de
comunion, puede estar seguro de que esta orando como la Biblia
ensena. Transforme su vida de oracion mientras aprende a orar con
pasion a un Padre amoroso que anhela que se le acerque. The Prayer
Code Do you want a richer, more robust prayer life? Your prayers
are powerful! Learn how to pray with confidence, faith, and an
awareness of the Holy Spirit as you draw from world-changing
prayers from Scripture in this inspiring guide to a transformed
spiritual life. David prayed for protection from his enemies. Jesus
prayed for all believers. The early Church prayed for courage. The
most powerful prayers of Scripture have one thing in common: they
reflect the promises of God in His Word, promises that are
available to you today. In The Prayer Code, Hawkins explores
biblical prayers to equip you to pray effectively for: peace in
times of change courage to overcome your fears healing for yourself
and others Each of the entries includes a prayer, life-guiding
principles you can draw from that prayer, and a code word to help
you apply those truths to your life. With its presentation page The
Prayer Code makes a beautiful gift for: high school and college
graduations Christmas Father's Day and Mother's Day birthdays men
and women looking for fresh energy for their prayer life Whether
you offer a prayer of confession, thanksgiving, praise,
intercession, petition, or communion, you can be confident that
you're praying as the Bible teaches. Transform your prayer life as
you learn to pray with passion to a loving Father who longs for you
to draw near.
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series
(more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new
covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers
eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.
The Power of a Praying Wife has sold more than 3.5 million
copies and has encouraged countless women to trust God for their
marriages. In this beautiful new padded hardcover edition, Stormie
shares how God has strengthened her own marriage since she began to
pray for her husband concerning key areas in his life, including
his spiritual walk emotions role as father and leader security in
work and finances health faith and future
If you desire a closer relationship with your husband, you will
appreciate this refreshing look at the power of prayer in
marriage.
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