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The power of prayer has been recognized for immeasurable time. By reading
prayers from religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam,
we share the sense of a common experience. The deepest feelings are similar,
concern for family, assistance in healing, a longing for peace, or a wish for
greater wisdom.
For some people, prayer can be thought of as a way to ask for specific goals
or special favors. This type of prayer may or may not be effective. Another
type of prayer exists when all selfish desire is put aside and we feel ourselves
in communion with God. At this point, our greatest wish is that God’s will be
done. Prayer then becomes more than a means to an end, it becomes a state
of humility and of awe. It can exist whether we are washing the floor
or composing a symphony. Prayer is communion with the Divine, a universal,
loving, creative force that exists in a variety of ways for people around
the world.
This book brings together an inspirational collection of prayers suitable
for all ages and traditions. In addition, it offers insight and guidance
about the nature of prayerthat will be useful for the serious seeker.
Glen Moseley has served as executive director and CEO of the Association
of Unity Churches since 1985. Joanna Hill is director of the Templeton Foundation
Press.
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Hardcover, 202 pp., $6.95
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"It seemed like a miracle!" That is the way they start to
tell their story of something remarkable that has taken place in their life,
or in the life of someone close to them: a physical healing, the solution
of some seemingly unsolvable problem, the attainment of some goal in life, the
dissolving of some misunderstanding, the forgiveness of a wrongdoing, or an
outcome that seemed "too good to be true."
These are the kinds of things, or people, or situations that you will find
in this book.
The principles are true. The personal stories are true: they have actually
happened to actual people. Many of them would not be acceptable in a book
of fiction because they seem too incredible. What these people did might not
be the things for you to do. But the prayers they used are universal in
scope and application. The stories of human faith, prayer, courage, and
overcoming are peculiar to each individual just as your name, your personality,
your situation, are peculiar to you. You can do all things needful if you know
and use the God-given power that is in you.
If one of these people were telling you his story he would very likely begin
with the words, "It seems to me like a miracle!" It does to me, too.
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Robert Brumet follows the spirit of practical spirituality. Drawing upon
many sources, Reverend Brumet masterfully weaves together strands of psychology,
Eastern and Western mysticism, Bible interpretation, and personal history to
bring us a new version of contemporary, practical spirituality.
This book helps us discover the deeper meaning in the disturbing, unsettling
events that happen in our individual lives and in the world. It also reminds
us that we are never alone, that the loving Intelligence that created us and
all of life is ever present, guiding and directing our ways.
"For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under
heaven." And there is a natural flow of seasons in our own lives.
We experience seasons of activity and growth and seasons of rest and renewal.
Life is about growth, unfoldment, and change, which give us the incentive to
explore new dimensions of living.
FINDING YOURSELF IN TRANSITION explores the spiritual opportunities inherent
in life’s changes and helps us discover how to use them as a gateway to greater
personal and spiritual growth.
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