I took pages and pages of notes, and I think I need a day or two of heavy mental processing before I read it again. And I also loved how she put a sample, fill-in-the-blanks prayer at the end of each chapter, and how she put in real examples in the text of the chapters of how each prayer has power and can be used. Prayer has always been something that I've struggled with, like what's the point of praying if God knows every crevice and shadow in my heart? and how can I make prayer a conversation instead of feeling like I'm shouting at the wall? I loved how Marshall broke prayer down into these smaller, more manageable pieces and then delved into each one. This really changed my perception on prayer. And I also loved how she put a sample, fill-in-the-blanks prayer at the end of each chapter, and how sh Wow. I don't believe this book goes quite that far, if I remember right, but I'm giving it four stars because of my fondness for it and because it helps people learn and be confident in their *own* prayers instead of reciting others' prayers. A farmer out in a field just talks to Him, maybe of problems, maybe thanking Him for something, maybe just to talk for talk's sake. Even before reading it I had learned years ago, from someone I respected, that he believed some of the people closest to God prayed in a way most people seem to have forgotten - just talk to Him. That's not personal and that's not how you talk to God - I never got far into that book because it *really* bothered me.īack to *this* book. The book they gave me was shiny and new, but was more about reciting the prayers it gave you. Not long after reading this, I was given another book on prayer by someone who, while wanting to help, didn't understand what prayer was about. Your prayer is personal and between you and God.
Beyond that, I remember the most basic and important idea was that, even though there were prayers in this book, they were *examples*. It was a bad time for me and just the tone of the book helped some. I can't remember a whole lot about what it said, though I still have it and remember it fondly. The back of the book starts out, "He answers simple prayers!"
It was the 70s edition and it was really beat up, but the title and the picture of a woman standing in a clearing, a cloudy sky above, but light shining through, just really caught my attention. Beyond that Some years ago I found this book for maybe a dime at a thrift store. The back of the book starts out, "He answers simple prayers!" I can't remember a whole lot about what it said, though I still have it and remember it fondly. Some years ago I found this book for maybe a dime at a thrift store. Anyone who has ever yearned for a vibrant prayer life will find this book packed with powerful insights and godly wisdom.more In eight personal entries, each followed by a prayer for practice, Catherine also includes specific teaching on relinquishment, praying in secret, and waiting. Adventures in Prayer will help readers rediscover prayer in the most basic form, understand how helplessness is the key to overcoming pride, and realize that God wants to make dreams come true. She provides guidelines to prayer in its simplest form: asking help from a loving, heavenly Father. Adventures in Prayer will help readers rediscover prayer in the most basic form, understand how helplessness is the key to overcomin In this classic that's sold more than one million copies, Catherine Marshall describes the amazing adventures in store for believers who pray.
In this classic that's sold more than one million copies, Catherine Marshall describes the amazing adventures in store for believers who pray.