cover image Unceasing Prayer: A Beginner's Guide

Unceasing Prayer: A Beginner's Guide

Debra K. Farrington. Paraclete Press (MA), $12.95 (146pp) ISBN 978-1-55725-304-0

What does it mean to ""pray unceasingly,"" as Paul encourages Christians to do in the New Testament Book of 1 Thessalonians? In Unceasing Prayer: A Beginner's Guide, Debra Farrington urges readers to imagine that ""unceasing prayer"" is more accessible than they might think - that it can, in fact, be accomplished while ""doing the dishes, feeding the cat, working at your desk, making love, or helping the kids with their homework."" Farrington offers a book of ""short Scripture-prayers"" to invite readers to pray and acknowledge God's presence throughout the day. There are Bible verses for jogging, for taking a shower, for moments of anger, for expressing thankfulness at a happy family gathering. This is, quite simply, a beautiful and elegant book.