What would I say if someone asked me to describe prayer? As a minister and follower of Christ, I felt I should be able to answer that question well. But I wasn't sure I could. I set out to search Scripture for instances and teachings on prayer; my goal became to develop a mature prayer life.
Throughout my research, I began to refer to my understanding of prayer as my prayer tool belt. Beginner craftsmen have only a few tools and minimal experience using them. Master craftsmen have countless tools and they employ them all with the precision that only comes from years of use.
I want to become someone who has a holistic appreciation and wonder for prayer and who has years of experience practicing the art of praying. As a master craftsman knows his tools, I long to know my prayers - prayers of lament, thanksgiving, supplication, depth, and endurance. Not to produce better results, but to become someone who communes with God.
This book is an invitation for everyone to join me in my pursuit of a mature prayer life. Do you desire to reflect on how and what you pray? Do you want to have a healthier, deeper outlook on prayer?
The purpose of this book is threefold: to be a conversation partner and guide for those very questions, to encourage us to practice our prayers more frequently, that we would become people who pray more like Christ.
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