Books : Praying Our Experiences
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by: Joseph F. Schmidt
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9780884896494
ISBN: 0884896498
Label: Saint Mary's Press
Manufacturer: Saint Mary's Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2000-01
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Sales Rank: 691770
Studio: Saint Mary's Press
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'The only place where we meet God is in our own experieces, hence the supreme importance of this book. It locates prayer and spirituality where they really belong, beyond sacral fromulas and the stuff of life'.....Ernest Larkin, O. Carm, Kino Instit.
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Rating: - Prayer can be a real part of our lives (Kevin Dargan MM Maryknoll, New York)
Having read two other books by Brother Joe I was looking for something else and came cross this small volume. Brother Joe takes the reader along a path of enlightenment for these days. If one finds oneself at the short end for prayer time or finds that the work has really intruded into his or hers private time Brother Joe offers a choice. He shows how one can take what is perceived as the ordinary and the mundane and find a souce of prayer. I found the suggestions good and have used some in my daily ... Read More
Rating: - This Book KICKS BUTT! It talks about what you already do!
I had been struggling in my prayer life, when I first read this book. I just did not feel like I was connecting with God when I got on my knees and "Prayed."
Prayer supplements your relationship with Christ; prayer is the conversation you have with God. This book points out where else in your daily life you pray. For me this was my primary form of prayer and I did not even know it.
This book is a MUST read. It is only 80 pages or something like that and is written in very simple terms. Give ... Read More
Rating:  - TRANSFORMING THE CONVERSATION
All to often prayer is viewed as a perfunctory task that we go through in order to communicate with God. Our prayers may consist of flowery words that are not relevant to our lives and sound artificial to our ears. Is it a surprise then that people have such great difficulty with prayer?
Joseph Schmidt challenges us in breaking the above view by suggesting another alternative in communicating with God. Why not honestly reflect on the daily events of our lives and become aware of God's word ... Read More
Rating: - Best introduction to prayer for everyone
I first read Praying Our Experiences when it first came out 20 years ago. This concise guide to prayer touched me deeply and opened me to the wide world of praying. I bought copies for friends, family members, and used it with classes that I taught. The praise for the book has been uniformly enthusiastic. Prayer is not just for clergy, rabbis, monks, and nuns: we can all pray, whenever and wherever we are, in any way that we can. The most important prayer comes from the heart and is honest communication ... Read More
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