7 Ways to Pray: Time-Tested Practices for Encountering God

7 Ways to Pray: Time-Tested Practices for Encountering God

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  • Author：Amy Boucher Pye
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Summary

A hands-on and time-tested look at ways to pray that will strengthen your relationship with God and lead to transformation。
7 Ways to Pray explores ancient prayer practices to help you encounter God and avoid an over-intellectualization of your faith。 Each chapter shares real-life examples， is rooted in the Bible， and includes prayer exercises for individuals or groups。 This is a sourcebook for prayer， not a simple to-do list。 Amy is a storyteller that brings these proven practices to life so you can make them immediately actionable。 This is a great resource for your retreat， prayer group， or book club。

Prayer is a gift from God; praying is a practice。 We are always a simple word or single step away from a conversation with God。 And yet taking that step or saying that word can sometimes feel confounding or pointless。 This book draws from the deep well of Christian history to make praying a habit to enjoy in our crazy， bustling， wearying times。 With seven ways of approaching prayer and practical examples of those ways to pray， you will find yourself regularly and repeatedly turning to God and finding him happy to hear from you。

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Reviews

Jeff ，

Thankyou Amy for putting together an excellent explanation of ways to pray。 It's a book I should reread every few years to remind me of things I've forgotten。 Thankyou Amy for putting together an excellent explanation of ways to pray。 It's a book I should reread every few years to remind me of things I've forgotten。 。。。more

Anne Tissier ，

I’ve had the privilege of reading many wonderful books on prayer， all of which now live on the bookshelf。 But on reading Amy Boucher-Pye’s， ‘7 Ways to Pray’， I knew instantly that hers was a book to keep close to hand for ongoing use。 ‘7 Ways to Pray – Time-Tested Practices for Encountering God’， is not a book to read just once， or quickly。 It’s a beautifully crafted treasure chest of engaging personal stories， clear helpful teaching including inspirational background to some of the historical c I’ve had the privilege of reading many wonderful books on prayer， all of which now live on the bookshelf。 But on reading Amy Boucher-Pye’s， ‘7 Ways to Pray’， I knew instantly that hers was a book to keep close to hand for ongoing use。 ‘7 Ways to Pray – Time-Tested Practices for Encountering God’， is not a book to read just once， or quickly。 It’s a beautifully crafted treasure chest of engaging personal stories， clear helpful teaching including inspirational background to some of the historical contexts， and exercises woven throughout to help us put into practice what we’ve learnt。 Throughout the book， Amy gently affirms both the joys and the challenges of prayer。 She reminds us of God’s yearning for communication and relationship while encouraging us to be open to how He may use prayer to change us。 Amy leads us into a deeper knowledge and practice of prayer but this isn’t a highbrow theoretical book。 It’s an invitation to walk with and learn from someone who has already encountered God through prayer so powerfully herself。 The ‘7 ways’ suggested cover three different ways to use the bible in prayer （including ‘Lectio Divina’）， practicing the presence of God through prayer， listening to God in prayer， the prayer of lament and the prayer of examen; the prayerful reflection on where we have met， or not met with God， through our day。 Perhaps we’re already familiar with some of these practices， but there’s an abundant supply of fresh nuggets to mine to enrich our encounter with God in greater measure。 I highly recommend this unique book for its gentle measured teaching as well as its warmth of invitation to a life lived in and transformed by the presence of God through prayer。 A delightfully written book that will accompany our journey with God beyond its first reading。 Signed copies of the book are available directly from Amy at www。amyboucherpye。com/product/7-ways-。。。The book is also available from Eden。co。uk， Waterstones and Amazon。 。。。more

Olusola Anyanwu ，

I was blessed by '7 Ways to Pray:Time -Tested Practices for Encountering God' by Amy Boucher Pye because it is a rewarding read。 Her thorough research in to the lives of Teresa of Avila， Martin Luther， Oswald Chambers， John Cassian， Ignatius Loyola， Francis of Assisi， Apostle Paul，heroes of the bible and many others lend readers a great foresight of understanding how God can connect with us and we with Him。 The author provides many realistic and practical personal examples of how she connects an I was blessed by '7 Ways to Pray:Time -Tested Practices for Encountering God' by Amy Boucher Pye because it is a rewarding read。 Her thorough research in to the lives of Teresa of Avila， Martin Luther， Oswald Chambers， John Cassian， Ignatius Loyola， Francis of Assisi， Apostle Paul，heroes of the bible and many others lend readers a great foresight of understanding how God can connect with us and we with Him。 The author provides many realistic and practical personal examples of how she connects and encounters God， which I found very revealing。 She reminds us from Hebrews that the Word of God is alive and active。 She recommends using the bible as one of the ways to pray to receive comfort， guidance and conviction through the psalms and scriptures with the Holy Spirit as a helper。 It was fascinating reading about how to pray using the senses， permission slips and learning how to practice discernment in encountering God！I also found the suggestion of writing bible words into 0ur own words really helpful and enlightening。 The writer's personal example of Jeremiah 46:27 showed that we are helped to grasp the wisdom of God at a deeper level。l Iearnt many new concepts such as ' Lecto Divina'！ Find out why it can be regarded as God's love letter！ The idea of reading scripture several times which the author gave its benefits: your spirit is flooded with your personal response， praise ， petition， etc which all lead to a union with God 。 I actually felt I had found how to encounter God in a new way！ Readers have the advantage of using any of the 7 ways of connecting with God to suit their own style and are taught how to pray by having an adventure with God，using remebering， using imagination， crying out， listening in， etc。Whatever way is used， you will recognise the goodness and mercy of God because each of the suggested ways ensure you meet with Him and hear from Him through His Word with loads of practical exercises，scriptures and prayer prompts。Have you ever prayed using 'God's indwelling'？ For me， this was the most powerful way of praying。 It served to remind me about the presence of God everywhere because God dwells in us through His Spirit and Jesus the Vine。 There is so much this book gives that can't all be expressed here。 Grab this book and read through and find which of the 7 ways you find most effective and powerful to encounter God。A highly recommendable read worth its 5 stars！！ 。。。more

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