This is a book of prayers, with reflections on the act of praying. The prayers are scenes from daily life touching upon different topics: a prayer for animals; a prayer before a Christmas Tree; a prayer of the agnostic, of the unemployed, and of a college student; and a prayer against pessimism. Prayer is a rapport between heaven and earth, between God and humanity. There is no certified method of praying but some prayers offer a methodology, like the psalms. Your prayers are just you. Learning to pray is like when children learn to dance, to become the wind or a tree. They just let go. Prayer is the creative capacity of every soul, a deep structure, a language art, a reinvention of language that makes it possible for the spirit to sing and speak, to praise, petition, and weep.

Build and deepen your personal spiritual practice with this empowering, radical reframing of prayer as a secular tool for healing, personal growth, societal change, and profound joy. Prayer is an ancient practice—one that has been utilized and embraced by cultures around the world and across time. There is not one correct way to pray, and no tradition holds a monopoly on what prayer is or means. In The Uncommon Book of Prayer author, psychosomatic therapist, and flower essence practitioner Heidi Smith reveals that prayer does not even need to be practiced within a religious tradition, though it can be. Instead, she reintroduces readers to the idea of prayer as a highly personal practice that can bring joy and enlightenment, heal deeply felt trauma, and work toward planetary healing. Readers will encounter a new definition of prayer: An active agreement that you make between your soul and the Divine (whatever that means to you). It is a sacred practice that can be called upon to bring about states of grace, healing, and change. Through this expansive, heart-centered experience readers will explore their own existing feelings about prayer and learn to build a personal practice that is authentic and sustaining. In inviting chapters grounded with historical context, sample prayers, and stunning illustrations inspired by illuminated manuscripts, readers will learn to: Refine a prayer practice. Explore ambivalence around prayer and some of its difficult associations. Integrate a prayer practice into co-creative and healing work. Facilitate prayer circles in your community. Open and strengthen communication with the heart, our most potent tool of resonance and the seat of true wisdom in the body. Create space and possibility for hope and dreaming (which are not frivolous, but instead life-sustaining and changing practices). Create vital and creative solutions for your life and our world. There are many ways in to healing. A conscious prayer practice formed by reading The Uncommon Book of Prayer is a way into co-creating with the universe and accessing all the gifts that lie therein.

With The One Year Pray for the Persecuted Bible, you will read through the whole Bible in one year as you also pray daily for believers around the world who are suffering because of their faith. This Bible provides the structure to help you read God's life-changing Word in the trusted New Living Translation in just 15 minutes a day. It includes daily prayer prompts to help you intercede for people who are persecuted because of their faith in Jesus Christ and full-color designed pages that feature the stories of six persecuted Christians who boldly witness for Christ amid great risk and adversity. A full-color fold-out map highlights the restricted nations and hostile areas where The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) serves persecuted Christians and includes short summaries of each month's prayer theme as well as photos from VOM's work around the world. These insert pages will inspire you to a deeper commitment to Christ and help draw you into fellowship with persecuted believers. The One Year Pray for the Persecuted Bible will help you apply the principles of God's unchanging Word to effective prayer.

Pray for families around the world as you read through the Bible in one year in as little as 15 minutes a day. With The One Year Pray for the Family Bible, you will read through the whole Bible in one year as you implement daily prayers for families around the world, including your own. This Bible provides the structure to help you read and act on God’s life-changing Word in only about 15 minutes a day. It includes 365 daily prayer prompts to help you pray for your family and for the institution of the family itself—in an intentional and manageable way. Enjoy insights from leading voices who advocate on behalf of the family, including Dr. Tony Evans, Greg and Erin Smalley, Robin Jones Gunn, Dr. Danny Huerta, and more. The One Year Pray for the Family Bible will help you apply the principles of God’s unchanging Word to an effective prayer life in support of the family. Features of this Bible include: 365 daily prayer prompts An insightful forward from Focus on the Family resident Jim Daly laying out God’s vision for flourishing families Full-color pages The clear and accurate, easy-to-understand New Living Translation (NLT)

"The One Year Pray for Life Bible provides the structure to help you read God’s life-changing Word in the clear and easy-to-read New Living Translation in just 15 minutes a day. It includes daily life issue prayer prompts and inspirational prayers from ministry leaders to help you intercede for precious life issues from womb to tomb. This special edition of The One Year Bible equips you to apply your daily Bible reading in short prayers for both those affected by and those who make decisions about these critical issues. The One Year Pray for Life Bible will help you apply the principles of God’s unchanging Word to effective prayer for our rapidly changing society"--Amazon.com.