Portraits of Prayer

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It was 1979 and I was a young Theology student at Moody Bible Institute. One of my professors Dr. Renald Showers took some of us aside to teach us how to write theology. He told us that the theology of prayer Prayerology had never been written. We have all kinds of classes and books on different theologies like Angelology Eschatology Christology etc. but not Prayerology. So I decided at the age of 33 that I was going to be the one to write it. I set out to read my Bible through 4 or 5 times and mark every single verse dealing with prayer. Those verses would need to all be catalogued characterized put in theological or thematic order; then studied contextually and topically; and finally cross referenced. I didn't realize what I was in for.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After almost 50 years in the pastorate and Jewish ministries at the encouragement of my son Adam I decided to start a blog 'The Scarlet Worm' to begin documenting each of these prayer passages. After all the positive feedback God has led me to compile these writings in a series of books 'Portraits of Prayer'. I won't have enough life left to finish the Prayerology; So I began a Prayer- Anthology instead!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Genesis is the book of beginnings: of life of mankind of the animal kingdom of marriage of murder and the beginning of prayer. St. Seraphim in Letter VI refers to man as 'the praying animal' such a unique title for mankind. Exodus records the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites and the establishment of the tabernacle and law; a time when the people would learn how to properly worship and pray to Yahweh. We will look at over 200 'Principles for Prayer' in Genesis and Exodus as well as over 50 other author's comments opinions and insights on prayer. So grab your Bible a pen and a notebook and let's begin your prayer journey & prayer journal through these first books of the Pentateuch. I hope you're as excited as I am. I'll meet you between the lines as we get a 'worm's eye view' of Prayer through God's lens.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>