Books of Prayers

It seems like such a simple thing to pray, but somehow it gets pushed side, forgotten, squeezed out by life's demands. Yet, it is the one thing that will feed, strengthen and nurture your inner person making you better equipped to face what life throws at you. Prayer is also the way we gain God's perspective on the situations at hand, helping to make sense out of what often seem like senseless troubles and trials. It is also the time when we can just love HIM, thank him, praise him. It is then we focus on THE GOOD, for he alone is good, and that time in his presence no matter how brief can be enough to counter-act the evil and the ugly we see all around us.

To help you get praying I have a few prayer books to suggest. First there's the Book of Common Prayer that Anglicans have been using for ages. There's the old 1662 version if you love that King James style English. There are newer versions, and a host of books about the Book of Common Prayer to guide you and help you in its use. You don't have to actually be Anglican to use this book. It's a classic book of prayer, with the majority of the prayers acceptable to most Christians.

Next, is a wonderful anthology that I use quite often, 2000 Years of Classic Christian Prayers. This is a well organized book, that draws from many sources. You'll be able to find many favorites in this collection.

Memorizing some of these classic prayers will also be very helpful. In the same way that memorizing Scripture is. The words will be at your disposal whenever and where ever you need them. That will help you carry out Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing".