A Journey of the Heart: Explorations into the Experience of Prayer - Softcover

Lewis, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0732410452 ISBN 13: 9780732410452

Publisher: Albatross Books Pty Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

Of all the spiritual disciplines, prayer is the most difficult. Yet, the author suggests that maybe we have missed its essential simplicity, defining prayer as "that dialogue which is created in the human heart in response to the touch of love". Rather than a mere abstract Force or a benign but distant Being, the author believes the focus of prayer is the Cosmic Lover - the God at the heart of the universe, who courts us. Prayer is thus our very personal response to that welcoming embrace. Written in the form of letters to a friend, the author suggests how: we can nurture a wholesome prayer life; we can prepare both body and mind for prayer; the scriptures and prayer can nourish each other; we can enhance the experience of prayer by being together; "spiritual guides" and other traditional disciplines, such as fasting, can enrich prayer; and our experiences of darkness need not be wasted. Such living, active prayer provides access to the heart of the God who seeks and finds union with our heart. It is this sense of oneness, the author claims, that satisfies the fundamental yearning within us all.

About this edition

• Publisher: Albatross Books Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0732410452
• ISBN 13: 9780732410452
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160