Prayer as Joy, Prayer as StruggleLiturgical Press, 2008 - 105 páginas Mark Braaten describes the experience of seeing the sun rise on a northern Minnesota lake and spontaneously offering thanks to God. He describes sitting beside his children's bed as they sleep and resting in the awareness of God's blessings. Confronted by such beauty, prayer flows out of us. That is to say, there are times when we are easily aware that we are in the presence of God, our awe comes naturally, and our prayer is full of joy. But Braaten also points out that at times prayer is a struggle. Life is often not awe inspiring and prayer is often not easy. We find our praying frustrating and difficult. Our prayer life is a journey of both joy and struggle. It is learning to recognize and reach out to God; even more it is recognizing how God is constantly reaching out to us. Braaten explores many types of prayer, including thanksgiving, confession, praise, wrestling, petition, intercession, listening, and hope. He also explores what it means when the answer to prayer is no and how we experience prayer in doubt and in confidence. In each chapter, he uses an extended biblical example of prayer and also provides the text of prayers we can use in our own practice. For all who seek joy in prayer, even as we struggle, Braaten offers an engaging personal and pastoral reflection on the ways we pray. |
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... share this experience . My hope is to help you understand more of what prayer is , and to help you onward as you grow in your ability to pray . I hope that you discover more of the joy of prayer . I should also be honest and point out ...
... share things that I've learned on my journey . My hope is to help you onward as you grow in prayer . Our main resource for this will be the Bible . I'm convinced that the greatest resource for learning to pray is God's own Word in the ...
... There is nothing more powerful or joyful . I found a beautiful prayer by Henri Nouwen that captures this sense that prayer is both struggle and joy . Let me share it with you : Why , O Lord , is it so hard for Prayer as Joy and Struggle 5.
... share in our Lord . One of the great experiences of being a pastor is that I've met many profound people of faith . Sometimes these people have been church leaders and theology professors . More often they have been people in ordinary ...
... share in that and experience that . Prayer is the gift of being in the presence of God , of sharing with God , and of being renewed by God . Prayer is the joy of recognizing that our lives are held in the very hand and grace of our ...
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Prayer as Confession | 22 |
Prayer as Praise | 33 |
Prayer as Wrestling with God | 43 |
Prayer as Request | 51 |
Praying in Times of Doubt | 58 |
Prayer When the Answer Is No | 65 |
Praying the Prayers of Others | 73 |
Prayer as Listening | 83 |
Prayer as Hope | 93 |
Notes | 100 |
Further Reading | 102 |
Index of Bible References | 104 |