01435nam a2200169Ia 4500008004100000020002800041041000800069050002400077100001900101245004300120260005300163300002400216505078200240650011201022952011401134999001701248240426s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97808987077550898707757  aeng  aBV210.2 b.K64 2000  aKreeft, Peter  0aPrayer for Beginnersb /cPeter Kreeft  aSan Francisco, Calif. : bIgnatius Press, c2000  a125 p. b; c19 cm.  aNecessity : why praying is more important than eating -- Motives : ten compelling reasons to pray -- Methods : why we need none -- Words : vocal prayer as conversation with God -- Steps : stop, look, and listen -- Thoughts : where the action is -- Faith : the one prerequisite for prayer -- Themes : what should I say when I pray? -- "Jesus" : the shortest, simplest, and most powerful prayer in the world -- Work : praying always -- Distractions : mental obstacles to prayer -- Sins : moral obstacles to prayer -- Simplicity : prayer as saint-making -- Renunciation : the necessity of the negative -- Sufferings : how to transform bitterness into sweetness -- Patience : forgiving ourselves for failure -- Grace : what everything is -- Perseverance : the realistic fanaticism.  aLawrence,—of the Resurrection, Brother,—1611-1691.Catholic Church—Doctrines.Prayer—Catholic Church.  00104070aGETSbGETSc GENd2024-04-26l0oBV210.2 .K64 2000p00033657r2024-04-26 16:26:44w2024-04-26yBK  c52785d52785