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A resource for Christians that describes fifty methods of prayer, providing exercises and tips with each, and includes a guide for prayer leaders. Full description
Table of Contents:
- Biblical reflections: Meditation on the heart's longing
- Dialoguing with scripture
- Listening to wisdom
- What do you want from God?
- Stages of the journey
- The drama of Martha and Mary
- Create your own psalm
- Basic contemplative practices: "Here I Am" prayer
- Centering prayer
- Deep listening
- Prayer of the heart
- The Jesus prayer
- Praying with icons o
- Contemplative work process
- Lectio divinas: Lectio divina on community
- Luther's four-stranded garland
- Lectio divina with music, in nature
- Life reflections: The traditional Ignatian Examen
- A contemporary examen
- Prayer of remembrance
- Praying ultimate questions
- The prayer journal
- Art as prayer
- Discernment processes: Ignatian spiritual discernment
- Quaker clearness committee
- The Wesleyan quadrilateral
- Body prayers: Breath prayer
- Focusing prayer
- Praying with beads
- Prayer walk
- Praying the labyrinth
- Embodying scripture
- Confession body prayer
- Prayers of the imagination: Ignatian imagination prayer
- Wall of prayer
- Desire prayer
- Reflections on media: Analyzing pop culture texts
- Images of God in the media
- "God" on prayer
- Meditation on "The Apostle," "Entertaining angels"
- Where is the faith?
- You're the producer
- Praying for others: Intercessory prayer
- Healing prayer
- Prayer partnering
- Franciscan prayer
- Prayer for the world
- Leader's guide: General principles of group leadership
- Leadership style
- Leadership preparation
- Structure of the group
- Space and room arrangement
- Covenants and guidelines
- Common challenges
- Handling tears
- Handling fear and anxiety
- Evaluating spiritual growth
- Leader's guide to each exercise
- Biblical reflections
- Basic contemplative practices
- Life reflections
- Discernment processes
- Prayers of the imagination
- Reflections on media
- Praying for others.