Prayers Before a River: A Beginner's Guide to Prayer

This is a book of prayers with reflections on the act of praying. The prayers are scenes from daily life touching upon different topics: a prayer for animals; a prayer before a Christmas Tree; a prayer of the agnostic of the unemployed and of a college student; and a prayer against pessimism. Prayer is a rapport between heaven and earth between God and humanity. There is no certified method of praying but some prayers offer a methodology like the psalms. Your prayers are just you. Learning to pray is like when children learn to dance to become the wind or a tree. They just let go. Prayer is the creative capacity of every soul a deep structure a language art a reinvention of language that makes it possible for the spirit to sing and speak to praise petition and weep.