Men Pray

A celebration of men's voices in prayerthrough the ages from many faiths, cultures and traditions. "If men like us don't pray, where will emerging generations get a window into the soul of a good man, an image of the kind of man they can aspire to beor be withwhen they grow up? If men dont pray, who will model for them the practices of soul careof gratitude, confession, compassion, humility, petition, repentance, grief, faith, hope and love? If men dont pray, what will men become, and what will become of our world and our future?" from the Introduction by Brian D. McLaren This collection celebrates the profound variety of ways men around the world have called out to the Divinewith words of joy, praise, gratitude, wonder, petition and even angerfrom the ancient world up to our own day. The prayers come from a broad spectrum of spiritual traditionsboth East and Westincluding Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and more. Together they provide an eloquent expression of mens inner lives, and of the practical, mysterious, painful and joyous endeavor that prayer is. Men Pray will challenge your preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire you to explore new ways of prayerful expression and new possibilities for your own spiritual journey. This is a book to treasure and to share. Includes prayers from: Marcus Aurelius Daniel Berrigan Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Walter Brueggemann Bernard of Clairvaux St. Francis of Assisi Robert Frost George Herbert Gerard Manley Hopkins St. Ignatius Loyola Fr. Thomas Keating Thomas Kempis Chief Yellow Lark Brother Lawrence C. S. Lewis Ted Loder Nelson Mandela General Douglas MacArthur Thomas Merton D. L. Moody John Henry Newman John Philip Newell John ODonohue Rumi Rabindranath Tagore Walt Whitman many others