The Path of Prayer: Reflections on Prayer and True Stories of How It Affects Our Lives

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Beginnings
If you were born without knowing anything at all about prayer, do you think that you would pray? I say yes. I think it's integral to the human heart; we cannot help ourselves. We think. We pray.

Chapter 1: Confessions, Confusions
Praying was a duty, like wearing clean underclothes. 'Make sure you have on clean underwear in case you're in an accident,' she would say; and, while remembering the advise I wonder, Did she say the same thing to my brother, or was this admonition

Chapter 1: Confessions, Confusions, Part 2
When I was in trouble, I would slip into the dusky, trembling silence of an empty church to kneel in a pew, hands folded. I would pour out my heart to a God I did not believe in-or even like, if you consider the historical personage.

Sophy Burnham's unique, humanistic approach to the spiritual has inspired millions of readers. Now in this luminous, yet down-to-earth and practical book, she explores the universal meaning of prayer and its practice and shows how prayer can help those of all faiths-or none-to resolve doubts and anxieties, find comfort during troubled times, and realize their deepest longings, thoughts, and dreams. With characteristic grace, Burnham shares her personal observations and experience with prayer, as well as true stories of people who have found answers-sometimes miracles-through prayer. It is short enough to read in one sitting, deep enough to peruse again and again. Filled with suggestions and prayers from many traditions, this engaging volume provides strength and direction at just the time many people are searching for answers.

Sophy Burnham, an award-winning author, is best known for her classic bestseller, A Book of Angels. A prolific speaker and writer on faith and the spiritual path, her work has been translated into twenty languages and has sold more than one million copies..

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