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Peter Kreeft brings his unique insights to this vital and oft’ neglected area of our spiritual lives. He claims he himself is still a beginner in prayer, and this book is for all those, like him, who feel that they are not good at praying but desire to become better at it. Kreeft offers simple-yet-profound advice and practical steps for developing a prayer life based on the time-tested wisdom of...

2. There is an even better reason to pray than the fact that only prayer can save the world. We must pray because God commands it We pray, not simply as some solitary self-improvement program, but because we have been addressed by God. Prayer is a response to a prior divine invitation. No, “invitation” is too weak. God commands us to pray, in fact to “constantly” (1 Thess 5:17). He yearns and longs for us to pray more passionately than any earthly lover yearns for his beloved to turn her eyes and
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