Simply Pray is a book on how to understand the power of prayer: ask, seek and knock! This simple concept from Matthew 7:7 is known the world over. Now the author masterfully weaves her own story (from desperation and divorce) to hope and healing with Biblical principles and Scripture. With over 30 years of answered prayer in her own life, Deb demonstrates how every concern, is worth bringing to God.
Prayer doesn’t have to be a mystery. Nor does it have to be for the super-religious person. Jesus gave simple directions for anyone to pray, and this book unpacks how anyone can make prayer a part of everyday lives.
God listens and cares about any issue we bring to him, and can also bring you peace from relying on Him, rather than always focusing on carrying the burdens of life yourself. More than a simple prayer ABC, this book includes prompts at the end of each chapter, to experience prayer for yourself. Try it today, and make prayer of your daily life. It may just change your life!
Deb Hopper has been married for almost 30 years (and is a mother and grandmother). But before that she reached breaking point spending 10 years as a single parent, which saw her begin a powerful prayer journey. She even launched a non-profit to help single mothers on their next times.
The Ave Treasury of Catholic Prayers
The Ave Treasury of Catholic Prayers is a beautiful gift book, which instead of boring you with huge tomes of religious dogma, just gives you nice prayers to keep by your bedside, when you need some spiritual inspiration and help. A timeless resource, it features a variety of devotions, psalms and litanies to showcase the diversity of voices and traditions that have been part of the Catholic faith for over 2000 years. This hardcover, full-colour volume includes:
- Our Father, Hail Mary, Creeds & Confiteor
- Prayers to talk with God through the day
- Sacraments of Reconciliation & Holy Communion
- Devotions & consecrations to Jesus, Mary & Joseph
- Prayers from saints (blessing, petition, intercession, thanksgiving & praise)
Elegant, vintage lithographs and engravings taken from traditional prayer books, psalms and Bibles are presented in a contemporary design, to add to the beauty of the book. And an index makes it easy to find prayers, based on the saint or topic of devotion.
Reflections and Prayers for Everyday Life
Pause and Pray is a book of reflections, prayers and actions for everyday life. Inspired by the traditions of St Francis of Assisi, each of the dozen prayers include a brief reflection and a simple action, to make your everyday life more prayerful. The book is divided into sections including prayers for:
- Care for creation
- Love
- Family
- Gratitude
- Joy & wonder
- Forgiveness
- Sorrow & grief
- Acceptance
- Patience & peace
- Courage
- Compassion
- Social justice
Each page is designed to give you space to pause, reflect prayerfully on an intention, and take that intention with you into the world, with a concrete action. If you’re seeking a way to make daily life more prayerful, this is the book to integrate prayer into everyday life.
