Practicing Prayer: A Daily Workbook

Product Description Developing a habit of prayer is crucial to the Christian life, but many people find the process confusing and intimidating. In this 28-day workbook, Fr. Alexander Goussetis breaks the process down into accessible steps. With each day's exercise, you will practice and journal about a new aspect of prayer, gradually incorporating each one into a sustainable daily prayer rule that is customized for you. Review Practicing Prayer by Father Alexander Goussetis is a book well worth absorbing. As the subtitle suggests, the book is a “A Daily Workbook.” Don’t we all need help with our daily prayer? I do. Almost like a book on learning a new language, Father Goussetis provides each day with a Purpose, Wisdom of the Ages, Exercise and Journal Section. We are all neophytes with prayer, that is, relating to Almighty God in a personal way. Truth be told, we have much to learn about the language of love, the language of God. Practicing Prayer is an excellent guide to formatting our approach to our personal daily prayer life. This book is not for the fainthearted. It is for those who want to be more disciplined, loving and committed in their relationship with a loving God. I highly recommend Practicing Prayer for serious old-timers and new-timers. --Albert Rossi, PhD About the Author Rev. Dr. Alexander Goussetis serves as director of the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. He is a graduate of Drexel University, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (M.Div.), and Andover-Newton Theological School (D.Min. in Psychology and Pastoral Counseling). Fr. Alexander has served more than twenty years as a parish priest and authored four books on Orthodox life and faith. He hosts the podcast on Ancient Faith Radio entitled Family Matters. Fr. Alexander is married to Presbytera Lisa, and they have three children - Julia, Nicholas, and Sophia.