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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > Prayer
Prayer is natural for human beings, a spontaneous impulse common in
all people. Yet, beyond instinct, there is a kind of prayer that's
conscious and articulate, that we have to be taught. There is an
"art of prayer," when faith and prayer become creative responses by
which creatures made in the image and likeness of the Creator
relate to him with help of the imagination. Timothy Verdon explores
these essential interactions in this magnificent book. Richly
illustrated, Monsignor Verdon explains that images work in
believers as tools that teach them how to turn to God. Art and
Prayer explores these interactions in detail, demonstrating that
prayer can become a fruit of the sanctified imagination - a way of
beauty and turning to God.
This book of Catholic prayers is designed to help believers
participate at Mass and receive the Sacraments and to be united
with God in the circumstances of life and celebrations of the
Mysteries of salvation during the Liturgical Year.
The Lord's Prayer is a simple prayer that goes back to Jesus. But
even though it has been around for a long time, we no longer know
how to pray it as it should be prayed. We grow up saying this
prayer in a hurried way, we continue to recite it in a rush, and we
risk dying without ever waking up to its richness. This book slows
things down, in order to help us recognize something of the
richness of this great prayer. There is a real need to reflect and
meditate on each phrase of the Our Father, to 'chew' on the words
as a cow would chew on the cud, to find the marrow of meaning, and
so discover true nourishment. It is like digging for hidden
treasure. Each chapter approaches a particular phrase of the Our
Father from multiple perspectives, in order to facilitate a
deepening level of engagement with its richness. By going through
the Lord's Prayer phrase by phrase, it is possible to taste
something of the unique flavour of each line. Every chapter
includes moving stories which throw a new spotlight on the
marvellous riches concealed in this familiar prayer. Each chapter
also includes short prayers based on the Lord's Prayer, prayers
that get us in touch with the depth and breadth of this
foundational prayer. Once we translate the spiritual wisdom of the
Lord's Prayer into the personal language of our experience, we
shall be led to a unique encounter with the God who yearns for us
more than we could ever yearn for him.
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