Overview
The prayers of prophets, apostles, the early and modern church, and even Jesus himself can help young people pray more effectively.
Author Tony Jones highlights the important features of these powerful prayers so students can really enjoy talking to God.
Explores what prayer is, studies prayers from the Old and New Testaments as well as from churches, and provides exercises in praying, keeping a prayer journal, and locating prayers in other books.
Synopsis
At school, before you eat, while you drive, in the locker room, at home, eyes open, eyes shut, before the SAT, over the bridge, through the woods, feeding the dog, on the deck, cleaning the john, walking to chemistry class, in the morning, before you sleep, wondering about the world, after the fight, on the way to Grandma’s, looking for an answer, because you care, because you don’t care, flying across the ocean, on your knees, preferably often, playing guitar, to erase, to remember, when you’re happy, when you’re scared, when no one else hears, using ancient ideas or new, singing or screaming, writing a letter, at the interview, with or without something to say, to get real, on the date, sacred or irreverent, help! help! help!, loud or soft, at work, floating or sinking, after you fail, after you succeed, hands folded or raised to the sky, with a friend, with your dad, for your friends, for your family, during the game, at the meet, to find Jesus, on the mountaintop, in the valley, when you feel alive, when you feel half-dead, under attack, to attack, at the concert, to reorganize, for composure, to praise, to worship, to just listen, wherever, whenever, however … Pray.