Omro Public Library (Carter Memorial)

Beginner's grace, Kate Braestrup

eng

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non fiction

Beginner's grace

662154747

Kate Braestrup

Writing in the beautiful, funny, honest narrative style that moved and inspired readers of her first book, Here If You Need Me, Kate Braestrup explains what prayer is and the many ways we can pray. With an approach that is both personal and inclusive, Beginner's Grace is a new kind of prayer book. She provides clear models and practical suggestions for making your own and your family's prayers meaningful and satisfying, and offers prayers for situations in which words might fail: times of anxiety, helplessness, or grief. And she invites you to explore forms of prayer that extend into the wider community, including prayer with and for people we don't like or with whom we disagree

An invitation to prayer -- The starting point -- Beginning with grace -- Prayers in the dark and quiet -- Lovers' prayers -- Pausing on the threshold for prayer -- In praise of a little hypocrisy -- Considering the grace that saves -- Prayers for help -- Prayers for the fearful -- Prayers before offering service -- Laughter and prayer -- Requests, pleas, and petitions -- Finding the right words -- Avoiding the wrong words -- Prayer for atheists and agnostics -- Singing your prayers -- Speechless prayers -- Praying with your body -- Praying in mixed company -- Praying with enemies -- Interrupting life for prayer -- Refraining -- Faith -- Appendix of prayers