Prayer in Motion - Nelson, Jeffrey A.

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Résumé :
Does your daily schedule make setting aside time to pray difficult? Do you feel too distracted even in those rare times when you can finally sit down to pray? Learn spiritual practices to seek God's presence even in your busiest moments. Jeffrey Nelson is a pastor, spiritual director, author, and blogger who has been speaking and writing about ways for busy people to deepen their spiritual lives for years. Prayer in Motion is an accessible commentary on how to weave spirituality into one's entire life, where it was always meant to be. Grounded in wisdom from some of the great Christian spiritual thinkers, Prayer in Motion offers easy-to-use spiritual practices while at work, exercising, doing chores, during one's daily commute, and more. In this book you'll learn: -Stories from the Bible where people discover God's presence in ways besides sitting in stillness or silence; -Personal anecdotes and stories that help illustrate what spirituality in everyday activities looks like; -Insights from classic spiritual practices such as walking the labyrinth, using prayer beads, and making a pilgrimage adapted and applied to everyday activities; -Real-life application through thought-provoking questions and useful suggestions for prayer at the end of every chapter. Prayer in Motion not only gives you permission to move while praying, but tells you how to do so in easy-to-use, concrete ways. This is the practical guide you've been looking for to carry spiritual practices out of retreat centers and houses of worship and into the places where you spend most of your time. Get Prayer in Motion and start using its tips to connect more deeply with God in the midst of fidgety and frantic days.

Biographie:
Jeffrey A. Nelson serves on the national staff of the United Church of Christ. He is the author of Wonder and Whiskey: Insights on Faith from the Music of Dave Matthews Band (2018) and Prayer in Motion: Connecting with God in Fidgety Times (2018).