Comments on: Girl gets prayer book

By: Monica Brand

Monica Brand — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:16:41 +0000

That’s a good point, Carrie. Useful good, too dependent bad.

By: Carrie (Reading to Know)

Carrie (Reading to Know) — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:37:16 +0000

I have this on my TBR list also. I very much appreciated your review as I think it told me more about the book than anyone else who has suggested it (and I still want to read it!). I have a Reformed Episcopal background and am very familiar with the prayer book. I appreciate parts of it but I also appreciate spontaneous prayers direct from the heart! I think the PB can be a useful tool but sometimes is too heavily relied upon for my own comfort.

By: :: Suzanne ::

:: Suzanne :: — Sat, 19 May 2007 23:35:02 +0000

I really enjoyed “Girl Meets God” and am an avid Prayer Book uses in addition to the prayers that I make up on the spot. My best ever most-beloved prayer book is John Baillie’s Diary of Private Prayer. I also use my Book of Common Prayer.

Here is what I like about them, because the prayers are not made-up-on-the-spot, they are more intentional and are often more soundly rooted in Biblical doctrine. I often start praying on one tactic and the book prayer directs me to another, usually a more worthy one.

I guess the structure helps me stay balanced between worship-prayers, petition for others prayers, and my own petitions.

My two bits,

Suzanne

By: Monica Brand

Monica Brand — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:13:39 +0000

hi, jane, I’m reading Mudhouse Sabbath soon. thanks for commenting.

By: jane

jane — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:19:28 +0000

Enjoyed this post, I am almost finished reading Girl Meets God and am really enjoying it for similar reasons, it is making me think. As I was reading your post I thought to myself I must recommend a celtic prayer book I have…..and then lo and behold – it is the very same one you have anyway! Glad to have discovered your blog.