Moon, a counselor and hypnotherapist whose book How to Pray Without Being Religious
(Thorsons) will be released simultaneously with this one, encourages readers to create a "prayer box" that will help them experience prayer more fully. In this gift package, she offers a short book to guide readers through the process of "free writing" their prayers and creating personal prayer rituals. Moon has clearly read widely and well in spirituality literature, and she culls interesting quotes from a diverse range of sources. The book is generally well-organized and easy to follow, though the writing can be florid. The gift box also includes a blank-page paperback journal for readers to record their own prayerful musings, and a stack of 25 "prayer papers"—slips for distilling prayers into one or two lines that represent our deepest longings and intentions. (Apr.)
