84 Ways to Pray

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What is Prayer? </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This approachable book provides a how-to guide that demystifies the valuable spiritual practice of prayer. The reflective text and unconventional illustrations encourage self-reflection silence meditation and stillness. This book gives accessible starting points for beginners as well as add a modern twist for people who have been practicing prayer their whole lives. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The book brings prayer out of the church service and into everyday life. Drawing on various religious traditions and allowing the reader to define their relationship with the Divine 84 Ways to Pray nurtures meaningful habits of reflection. Prayer can happen on your commute in the shower around the table and more. Prayer can happen alone or in community. Prayer can be contemplative or active. Prayer is a way of life and this book shows the way to embody a healthy spirituality for today's world. </span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How Do I Pray? </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Many religious communities pressure people by saying they</span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> should</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> pray but rarely teach people </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>how </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>to pray. And if they are taught the practice often comes with burdens and rules on how to do it </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>correctly</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. Many adults never grow out of these ingrained perceptions of the practice. They approach prayer with feelings of dread confusion fear and disappointment. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>84 Ways to Pray</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> answers this dilemma with a collection of modern reflections on a timeless practice. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Through insightful dialogue and whimsical drawings ancient and modern prayer practices play in conversation with one another making prayer accessible to those who struggle not with the why but the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>how</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of prayer. Taking the stuffiness out of prayer the humorous drawings and brief commentaries invite the reader to casually flip through the content or choose to dedicate time for their own prayerful engagement.</span></p>