The Praying Life: Seeking God in All ThingsChurch Publishing, Inc., 2003 - 116 An invitation to a more participatory relationship with God through the power of prayer. Nothing is more remarkable—or more beautiful—than an ordinary life, quietly transformed by prayer. This is the life that Deborah Smith Douglas chronicles—and invites readers into—in her lovely collection of essays and poems. Drawing from events as simple as breakfast with her five-year-old daughter or waiting in line at the post office, Douglas shows how a loving relationship with God can be nurtured in small ways every day. “Without my ever really intending it,” she writes, “my own life—as a wife and mother, daughter and friend—has taught me to see God hidden in the ordinary, to watch for God under the surface of things as a fisherman watches for fish.” Woven into each of these pieces, along with reflections on the author’s experiences, are guidelines for readers watching for God in their own unique—and ordinary—lives. Divided into four sections—Ways of Praying, Healing, Spiritual Companionship, and Fruitfulness—The Praying Life will help Christians move from awareness of God’s presence in their lives to a deep participation in God’s love. |
Spis treści
Ways of Praying | 1 |
Be of Few Words Her Majestys War on Verbosity | 3 |
How I Pray Now Sometimes No Words at All | 7 |
New Wine Praying the Scriptures | 12 |
To Dee with the Eyes of the Heart | 18 |
Becoming Like Children | 24 |
The Examen Reexamined | 29 |
Healing | 37 |
Grief on Ice | 62 |
Spiritual Companionship | 65 |
No Greater Love Reclaiming Christian Friendship | 67 |
Detween Friends | 80 |
Angels | 81 |
Fruitfulness | 85 |
Of Woodstoves Burnout and the Living Flame of Love | 87 |
Sparks Among the Stubble You Can Catch Fire | 95 |
Touched by God | 39 |
Nursing Home Visit | 43 |
Broken Pieces In the Fractioning We Are Made Whole | 44 |
Do You want to Be Healed? | 49 |
Wounded and Healed | 54 |
Vine and Branches Abiding in Christ | 100 |
Ash Wednesday | 107 |
Notes | 108 |
Source Notes | 115 |