Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship With God Through Honest Prayer - Couverture souple

Barry, William A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0829436243 ISBN 13 : 9780829436242

Editeur : Loyola University Press,U.S., 2012

Synopsis

We don't question our desire to be open with our close friends about our feelings, even if those feelings are difficult to express. We recognize that being honest with our loved ones will only deepen our bonds and help us feel peace in being able to express our innermost thoughts. Why then is it so challenging for us to come as we are, however we are, when approaching God in prayer? In Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through Honest Prayer, William A. Barry, SJ, helps us deepen our friendship with God by examining how to approach God, at any time and with any problem, in complete honesty. Fr. Barry reflects on how secrecy can hurt families, the Church, and ourselves and how what we are keeping secret can get in the way of our connection with God. He acknowledges that we may fear God's reaction when revealing our most intimate truths; but just like with friendships, we risk not developing our relationship with God if we are dishonest about who we are and how we feel. Praying the Truth helps us realize that if we do not approach God in complete honesty, we may be holding back a part of ourselves that needs to be healed. By learning how to communicate honestly with God, our friendship with God and our faith in God's promise to love us unconditionally will be strengthened.

"Thanks to Praying the Truth, I am beginning to understand that prayer is simply hanging out with God! As I read this book, I felt as if the author seemed to be sitting beside me, just talking to me as I read."
-- Anonymous reader

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William A. Barry, SJ, is a veteran spiritual director who is currently serving as tertian director for the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. He is the author of several popular books about Ignatian spirituality, including A Friendship Like No Other, Praying the Truth, and Changed Heart, Changed World.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Loyola University Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0829436243
• ISBN 13: 9780829436242
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Loyola Press; https://s3staging.loyolapress.com; ; Suite 1125 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.; CHICAGO; IL; 60631; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible