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A collection of prayers old and new from a much-loved author, offering reflections for drawing close to God as well as prayers for connecting to hurting people and hard situations.
Ideal as a resource for those leading worship and well-suited for personal reflection, Joyce Huggett encourages us to make these prayers our own, connecting faith and the everyday world through effective and heartfelt prayer.
Here you will find prayers by Joyce Huggett, Kenneth Bailey, Mother Teresa, Eddie Askew, plus St Ignatius of Loyola, Charles de Foucauld, Teresa of Avila, Teilhard de Chardin, among others.
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Reviewed by The Methodist Recorder - 8 May 2008
A revised edition of an anthology of prayers new and old, first collated by Joyce Huggett in 1996, has been published by the Bible Reading Fellowship. Embracing God's World - Prayers for the yearning heart contains more than 160 prayers, some by Joyce Huggett herself but also encompassing a spread of writing across the centuries, by people including St Anselm, Cardinal Newman, St Symeon, Henri Nouwen and Eric Milner-
White. Each of the six chapters begins with an introduction and include headings such as 'When times are tough', 'Going when it hurts' and 'Enjoying God's world'.
Reviewed by Margaret Daniels
Book details
- ISBN: 9781841015743
- Published: 16 November 2007
- Status:
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 208
