Books about how to pray – what prayer involves, different ways of praying, lessons from the writer’s own prayer life
The Path of Celtic Prayer
Published May 2008
An ancient way to contemporary joy
Calvin Miller
Calvin Miller encourages readers to engage with prayer practically, forming a new understanding of prayer as we focus on the art of loving God, and experience poetry and praise in ordinary life. Each chapter concludes with prayer exercises to start readers along the path of Celtic prayer.
The Jesus Prayer
Simon Barrington-Ward
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me."
Simon Barrington-Ward teaches us how to use the Jesus Prayer (above), and opens up the Bible passages that are crucial to understanding it.
Praying with Paul
Tom Smail
Most of us, when we think of the apostle Paul, may not immediately think of ‘prayer’. Acclaimed speaker, minister and author Tom Smail uncovers Paul's example and teaching on prayer in this book of stimulating Bible-based teaching.
A Heart to Listen
Becoming a listening person in a noisy world
Michael Mitton
Michael Mitton shows how, with God’s help, we can relearn the art of listening in a noisy world and, in so doing, become a source of help and healing for others and for ourselves. The author’s insights are drawn from wide experience of listening ministry in the UK and are interwoven with biblical reflection and an intriguing fictional story that explores and highlights the book’s themes. Through it, we are encouraged to listen to our hearts, to our wider communities, to our world and, above all, to God in all of these things.
Long Wandering Prayer
An invitation to walk with God
David Hansen
David Hansen invites us to walk with God, creatively and imaginatively, on a ‘long wandering prayer’. Describing the author’s walks, and reflecting on the obstacles that we tend to place in front of ourselves when it comes to praying, this book encourages us to explore our own prayer lives, to let go of the drive to control our thoughts so rigidly, and to practise simply being in the presence of the living God.
People of the Blessing
God’s love as found in the Psalms
James Jones
Accessible reflections and meditations on selected psalms-the ancient prayers and praises of God’s people-that suggest ways in which we can seek to enter into the blessing of God. Concentrating on those psalms in which we find the promise of such a blessing, and always providing a corresponding word from Jesus, the Rt Revd James Jones encourages readers to reflect on the meaning and enter into the experience of blessing through prayers, poetry and spiritual exercises. Ideal for personal prayer and adaptable for group use.
Living and Praying the Lord’s Prayer
Peter Graves
This will help readers to view the Lord’s Prayer in a new light. Although a prayer in its own right, this prayer, so familiar to us, also serves as a pattern and framework for our own devotions and a way of exploring the very nature of prayer itself. Peter Graves helps us to see it as the masterpiece of spirituality that it really is: a prayer that, in less than 60 words, gets right to the heart of the message of Jesus.
Seeking God’s Face
Learning to walk with God in prayer
Beryl Adamsbaum
Beryl Adamsbaum seeks to help us grow into a deeper life, a life spent walking to and with God, seeking his face in prayer. Looking at why prayer is important, how to pray and stay grounded in scripture, how to grow in confidence as we approach and communicate with God, and what to do when God seems silent, this short book is an ideal way into an understanding of a relationship that is essential, dynamic and powerful. A new study guide to accompany this book can be found on the BRF website.
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