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Special Issue: Teach Us to Pray
2021
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About This Issue
Prayer is not actually hard to do—and yet even deeply committed believers can struggle with prayerlessness. Underneath our “I’m too busy” rationalizations lies a deeper reason: Our pride pulls us toward self-reliance. Prayer, in contrast, invites us into God-reliance. This special issue spotlights the perspectives of women on this crucial topic. From candid discussions of prayer amid suffering and doubt to stories of prayer mentors from history and God’s answers to prayer, these articles challenge us to experience prayer as the life-giving invitation it truly is rather than as a guilt-ridden “should” on our spiritual to-do list.
We can always commune with God in a “chapel of the heart.”
I was privileged to be part of his answer.
For years I’d prayed as if my relationship with God depended on it. Now I view prayer differently.
What looks like “resting in God” might actually be a mask for resignation.
Prayer empowered them to live their faith with great courage. Their spiritual habits can breathe new life into our own.
As a single parent, I’m responsible for a job I’m not strong enough to navigate by myself. Prayer reminds me that I’m not on my own.
Interceding on Instagram may seem like a uniquely 21st-century phenomenon, but Christians in the first century were already praying at a distance.
How intimacy with God fuels Meg Baatz’s ministry among same-sex-attracted and LGBT peers.
Uncertainty can propel us toward God in humility and honesty.
When we look closely at how Jesus’ prayer life is depicted in Luke, we discover how essential prayer is for us.
Insights from Augustine, Teresa of Avila, Martin Luther, and more.
