Turning to Prayer
RICHARD HARRIES
MOWBRAY
LONDON & OXFORD
Contents
Preface page
1 Calling out 1
2 Marvellous are thy works 14
3 What is all this juice ad all this joy? 30
4 Know then thyself 44
5 Asking for things to happen 59
6 God as friend and God within 76
7 Prayer and the feelings 91
8 Attending with love 105
9 Politics, poetry and prayer 119
10 Waiting in silence 131
By the same author
Prayers of Hope
Preface
FOR many people prayer is a very odd activity.
Though they are reluctant to give up belief in God
altogether they find the idea of communing with
God or asking for his help so strange that they
cannot pray with any real degree of conviction.
This little book has two aims. It tries to answer
some of the questions which arise in the mind of
anyone who thinks about prayer and it offers some
practical suggestions on how to pray. The hope
is that for some anyway prayer will become a more
natural and real part of their lives.
My debts to those who have . . .
