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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... Turn all to good that seems most ill; Help usourcalling to fulfil.2 O strength and stay upholding all creation, Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide, Yet day by day the lightin due gradation From hour to hour through all its changes ...
... Turn all to good that seems most ill; Help usourcalling to fulfil.2 O strength and stay upholding all creation, Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide, Yet day by day the lightin due gradation From hour to hour through all its changes ...
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... Turn my eyes away from hardhearted people who do not sympathize with the poor, who meet poverty with indifference, who judge, reproach, brand it with shameful names, and weaken my heart, so that Imay notdo good, so that I,too, mayharden ...
... Turn my eyes away from hardhearted people who do not sympathize with the poor, who meet poverty with indifference, who judge, reproach, brand it with shameful names, and weaken my heart, so that Imay notdo good, so that I,too, mayharden ...
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... those things which help our lives and bring pleasure to you, from you,O Lord. We ask the mercy and compassion of the Lord continually andat all times, from you,O Lord. Helperofmenwho turn toyou, Lightof men in the dark, Creator of.
... those things which help our lives and bring pleasure to you, from you,O Lord. We ask the mercy and compassion of the Lord continually andat all times, from you,O Lord. Helperofmenwho turn toyou, Lightof men in the dark, Creator of.
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... turn aside to visit the old Shaanxi Provincial Museum and search out the Nestorian tablet. This sevenfoothigh stone is carved mostly in Chinese characters but alsoat oneside in Syriac lettering. It contains a brief summary of Christian ...
... turn aside to visit the old Shaanxi Provincial Museum and search out the Nestorian tablet. This sevenfoothigh stone is carved mostly in Chinese characters but alsoat oneside in Syriac lettering. It contains a brief summary of Christian ...
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... turn toyou, Lightof men in the dark, Creator of all that grows fromseed, Promoter ofall spiritual growth, have mercy, Lord, on me and make me a temple fit for yourself. Do not scanmy transgressions too closely, for if you are quick to ...
... turn toyou, Lightof men in the dark, Creator of all that grows fromseed, Promoter ofall spiritual growth, have mercy, Lord, on me and make me a temple fit for yourself. Do not scanmy transgressions too closely, for if you are quick to ...
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