Prayers For People Who Say They Can't Pray

by Donna Schaper

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Pub Date Nov 04 2014 | Archive Date Nov 30 2014

Description

Almost everyone prays: believers, unbelievers, wanna-be believers and might-have-been believers. It assures us all in our many parts and many moods that everything is going to be okay, despite any evidence to the contrary. When people say “I don’t know how to pray,” what they often mean is “I don’t believe.” Or perhaps they are struggling with disappointment or anger with God and have taken a break from their prayer life. This book is written to remove these obstacles to prayer and to show how honest prayer doesn’t require belief or trust nor does it need constant satisfaction. This book introduces new ways of prayer and thinking about what prayer is--to offer the reader a new experience because sometimes our heart has a wisdom that our head does not. Whether you are someone who believes, hopes to believe, almost believes or simply trusts that offering a prayer means something, this book is for you.

Almost everyone prays: believers, unbelievers, wanna-be believers and might-have-been believers. It assures us all in our many parts and many moods that everything is going to be okay, despite any...

Advance Praise

"Donna Schaper has collected the prayers we didn't know existed and written the ones we didn't know we needed. Prayer? You can do this."--Lillian Daniel, author When "Spiritual But Not Religious" Is Not Enough; Senior Minister, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

"Every breath with intention is prayer. You are already praying and what's showing up in your life are their answers. Don't like what you see? Walk and pray yourself in a new direction."--Ron Buford, Founder God is Still Speaking in the United Church of Christ.

"Schaper has successfully introduced "DIY prayers" and assured us that prayer belongs in all of our lives. I loved the book not only for Schaper's wisdom about prayers but for her writing and candid sharing of her own life and those moments that challenged her and taught her lessons."--Marrianna Houston, Writer, International Humanitarian

"Unpredictable, surprising, and always worth reading, Donna Schaper is one of those unusual writers who helps us with her wisdom and with her deep understanding of what life is. She even helps us pray."--Esther Cohen, poet writer storyteller bookdoctor

"A real need met by a real writer, who knows prayer and the people who think they can’t pray."--Bishop Spong, author and retired bishop