Long Wandering Prayer
An Invitation to Walk with God
David Hansen(Author)
BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) (Publisher)
Published on 18. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-84101-026-7 (ISBN)
Description
So many of us experience guilt and frustration about our prayer lives. We want to experience God's presence, to grow towards interceding, meditating and worshipping as earnestly as the "prayer warriors" and saints that we read about. When we try, however, our thoughts are distracted and we can end up feeling bored and even irritated by the whole exercise. In this book, the author offers the imaginative solution of "wandering prayer": literally wandering in the countryside, along a beach or simply through the neighborhood where we live - in the presence of God. As we wander, our thoughts can flow freely - speaking to God about whatever pops into our head, or pausing to reflect on whatever is before us, "considering the lilies" as Jesus told us to do. Is our drive to control our minds in prayer - to focus on one thing or stick to one list - actually a way of hiding from God?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84101-026-7 (9781841010267)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David Hansen is a Baptist pastor in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, having formerly worked in Montana. He has written The Art of Pastoring and A Little Handbook on Having a Soul for IVP USA and also writes for Leadership Magazine (published by Christianity Today).
Content
Orientation to wandering; Wandering prayer; Long Wandering vision; Battering the heart of God; Worthless guilt about things that don't apply; How can something I'm so bad at be God's will for my life?; The good stuff