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Meditation books

4/10/2014

My favorite meditation books.
First on the list, The Bible.

The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology.
Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and
      Readings from the Northumbria
      Community.
Baillie, John. A Diary of Private Prayer.
Carmichael, Amy. Edges of Water.
Chambers, Oswald. My Utmost for His Highest.
Chambers, Oswald. Still Higher for His Highest.
Harter, Michael, ed. Hearts on Fire: Praying with the Jesuits.
Harvey, Andrew & Ann Baring, compiled by. The Mystic Vision.
Lewis, C. S. A year with C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works.
Merton, Thomas. Through the Year with Thomas Merton.
Tickle, Phyllis. The Divine Hours: Prayers for Springtime; for Summertime; for
     Autumn and Wintertime.
"The Upper Room".
Writings from the Philokalia on Prayer of the Heart.

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The Divine Hours: Prayers for Summertime~

7/9/2012

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I start my morning prayer ritual reading from The Divine Hours; A Manual for Prayer, compiled by Phyllis Tickle. (There is also an online version http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/fixed/hours.php) Tickle is an Episcopalian so it is not surprising that the liturgy that she has put together has the feel of The Book of Common Prayer. I like the formality and routine as I wake up and start my day, although I must admit that sometimes my reading is more rote than thoughtful. However, when I do become intentional about the words, I’m in awe of their power. This morning I was struck by ‘The Prayer Appointed for the Week’.

O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your servant who calls upon you, and grant that I may know and understand what things I ought to do, and that I also may have the grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

As a start, what if I could remember to try to have the grace and power to faithfully accomplish what God wants me to do?

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The Divine Hours: Prayers for Summertime~

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