2000 Years of PrayerThe most extensive collection of Christian prayers available is now in paperback. Tracing two thousand years of Christian spirituality, it contains prayers from every era, every continent and every tradition. This extraordinary anthology provides a compelling and comprehensive portrait of the ways in which men and women have expressed their longing for God through the centuries. Arranged chronologically, 2000 Years of Prayer covers every significant era of Christian experience: prayers from the early church in East and West, the Coptic Church, Celtic traditions, medieval and monastic spirituality, Italian spiritual writers, Teutonic mysticism, the Protestant Reformation, English Roman Catholics, the Puritans, Pietist, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, and much more. A brief introduction to each chapter outlines the defining spiritual characteristics of the age and traces the development of our understanding of prayer. Biographies of authors whose prayers are included, as well as an index of authors, themes, and subjects, are included. |
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... almighty and mostexcellent name, and while we obey our earthly rulers and governors, as you did to our ancestors, when they prayed toyou in faith and truth with holiness. 1Clement 60. The. Second. Letter. of. Clement. to. the. Corinthians.
... almighty and mostexcellent name, and while we obey our earthly rulers and governors, as you did to our ancestors, when they prayed toyou in faith and truth with holiness. 1Clement 60. The. Second. Letter. of. Clement. to. the. Corinthians.
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... almighty, JesusChrist, you didnot come to call the just; you came to call sinners torepentance. Yourpromise is clear; it admits of no doubt. You were so good as to say that as soon as a sinner turned away from his evil deeds, you ...
... almighty, JesusChrist, you didnot come to call the just; you came to call sinners torepentance. Yourpromise is clear; it admits of no doubt. You were so good as to say that as soon as a sinner turned away from his evil deeds, you ...
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... almighty God,that I may remember your presence day and night.17 They asked abbaMacarius, 'How shouldwe pray?' And the old man replied, 'There is noneed to speak much in prayer; often stretchout your hands and say, “Lord, as you ...
... almighty God,that I may remember your presence day and night.17 They asked abbaMacarius, 'How shouldwe pray?' And the old man replied, 'There is noneed to speak much in prayer; often stretchout your hands and say, “Lord, as you ...
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... almighty,the king ofthe universe, for all his mercies; and heartfelt thanks tothe Saviour and Redeemer ofour souls, Jesus Christ, throughwhom we pray thatpeace from troubles outside and troubles intheheart maybe kept for us stable and ...
... almighty,the king ofthe universe, for all his mercies; and heartfelt thanks tothe Saviour and Redeemer ofour souls, Jesus Christ, throughwhom we pray thatpeace from troubles outside and troubles intheheart maybe kept for us stable and ...
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... Almighty God, bestow on us the meaning of words, the light of understanding, nobility of diction and faith in the truth. And grant that what we believe we may also speak. Amen. Ambrose. of. Milan. (c. 339–97). Ambrose was the Roman prefect ...
... Almighty God, bestow on us the meaning of words, the light of understanding, nobility of diction and faith in the truth. And grant that what we believe we may also speak. Amen. Ambrose. of. Milan. (c. 339–97). Ambrose was the Roman prefect ...
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