In this practical guide, Stookey seeks to relieve the anxiety of inexperienced leaders of Public prayer and the discomfort of Those with and for whom they pray.
Those who read carefully and complete the exercises will gain significant experience in crafting prayers to which the Whole congregation can respond with an enthusiastic Amen..
The book is clearly organized, economically written, and easy to use.
The reader is challenged to mark prayer texts and then to compare her or his own work with the author\'s as Stookey points out the particular issues that the exercises highlights.
Third, and most importantly, he provides concrete exercises in editing prayers.
His analysis brims with insight and practical application.
Second, he discusses the forms, mechanics, and vocabularies of prayer.
First, Stookey offers reflections on the nature of prayer, utilizing the image of a flow of energy.
The book has three parts.
Stookey seeks to relieve the anxiety of inexperienced leaders of Public prayer and the discomfort of Those with and for whom they Pray in this practical Guide to the art of praying in public.
This succinct discussion of the nature and practice of prayer is clearly organized and easy to use, and offers concrete exercises in editing and crafting prayer texts.
In this practical guide, Stookey seeks to relieve the anxiety of inexperienced leaders of Public prayer and the discomfort of Those with and for whom they pray
