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Lutheran Prayer Companion
Martin Luther saw the incredible value in having a deep prayer life. He imparted his wisdom and thoughts on prayer in many of his writings, and those - along with thoughts from other orthodox Lutheran fathers - are compiled here in this comprehensive collection on prayer. This is the first complete modern English translation of the Missouri Synod's old German prayer book, The Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Treasure. The included prayers are deeply anchored in God's Word and reflect a warm, vibrant, confident trust in and love for Jesus and His saving work. An appendix of supplemental hymn texts is also included at the end of the book.
455 pages, Hardcover
Published November 2, 2018
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February 8, 2021
The Baptists and other pietists believe that reciting published prayers (like the Lord's Prayer!) is vain repetition. So they search their souls and rally their inner voices to give to God a, by-gosh, custom tailored prayer to prove they really mean it! A little reflection shows that this in itself can become an exercise in vanity. I remember the tedium of men's prayer breakfasts in which a dozen or so of these prayers extended so long, the pauses indicating a hopeful end so frequent that my inner voice, my I be forgiven, was shouting out "Let's eat!" And I know I wasn't the only one and felt a collective sigh of relief when the pancakes were finally passed around.
Because this volume contains hundreds of prayers I don't think the user will find vain repetition a problem. The prayers are indexed by occasion and circumstance and, if anything, reminds of us of how many are the occasions for prayer. There are morning and evening prayers for the days of the week. There are prayers for the household, for marriage, for deaths, for growing old. There are even prayers for those who despair of praying. Most of the prayers are short which reminds us that Our Lord is not concerned with length or even content but he does want us to pray--even though he knows our needs and all that we might say. Prayer is good for the soul. We could all stand to have this companion in the workplace and home for ready reference when we want to pray.
Because this volume contains hundreds of prayers I don't think the user will find vain repetition a problem. The prayers are indexed by occasion and circumstance and, if anything, reminds of us of how many are the occasions for prayer. There are morning and evening prayers for the days of the week. There are prayers for the household, for marriage, for deaths, for growing old. There are even prayers for those who despair of praying. Most of the prayers are short which reminds us that Our Lord is not concerned with length or even content but he does want us to pray--even though he knows our needs and all that we might say. Prayer is good for the soul. We could all stand to have this companion in the workplace and home for ready reference when we want to pray.
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