In Constant Prayer, Robert Benson
In Constant Prayer, Robert Benson
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In Constant Prayer

Author: Robert Benson

Narrator: Freddy Richardson, Karen Ireland

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 04/11/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

What does it mean to pray without ceasing? Is it really that important to pray as the early Church did?In this installment of The Ancient Practices series, Robert Benson presents a structure for our lives where we can live in continued awareness of God’s presence and reality. A pattern for worship and prayer that is offered to God at specific times throughout the day, the daily office is meant to be prayed by all the faithful so the Church may be continuous and God’s work in this world may be sustained. Yet it is highly personal too—an anchor between the daily and the divine, the mundane and the marvelous.Says author Robert Benson, “At some point, high-minded discussion about our life of prayer has to work its way into the dailyness of our lives. At some point, we have to move from talking about prayer to saying our prayers so that the marvelous that is possible has a chance to appear.”In Constant Prayer is your gateway to deeper communion with God. Expect something new to unfold before you and within you while heeding this ancient call.The Ancient PracticesThere is a hunger in every human heart for connection, primitive and raw, to God. To satisfy it, many are beginning to explore traditional spiritual disciplines used for centuries . . . everything from fixed-hour prayer to fasting to sincere observance of the Sabbath. Compelling and readable, the Ancient Practices series is for every spiritual sojourner, for every Christian seeker who wants more.Appendixes, a study guide, and a glossary are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About Robert Benson

Robert Benson is an acclaimed author and retreat leader who writes and speaks on the art and the practicality of living a more contemplative and prayerful life in the modern world. He has published more than a dozen books about the search for and the discovery of the sacred in the midst of our everyday lives. His works include Between the Dreaming and the Coming True, Living Prayer and Digging In: Tending to Life in Your Own Backyard. His writing ranges from books on prayer and spirituality to travel and gardening to baseball and the Rule of St. Benedict. Benson's writing has been critically acclaimed in publications from the New York Times to USA Today toSpirituality & Health to the American Benedictine Review. He is an alumnus of The Academy for Spiritual Formation, a member of The Friends of Silence & of the Poor, and was recently named a Living Spiritual Teacher by Spirituality&Practice.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on February 20, 2011

I did not care for this book. It is fairly well written; but I disagree with the underlying premise of the book. In the opening pages of the book the author suggests that we can get God to answer more of our requests if we will follow a certain pattern of prayer. I believe this to be false. He even......more

Goodreads review by Corey on February 02, 2024

Another read for class! I enjoyed this work a whole lot because of Benson's conversational nature when writing. This read more like a blog than a book, which made chapters fairly digestible, while also including a lot of reflection around the history of the Daily Office, its practicality, and its po......more

Goodreads review by Casey on June 03, 2021

This book is so great! I can't wait to use it for a book study on prayer - and the importance of the Daily Office for patterning a life of prayer. The writing is so accessible and light - while touching such a deeply important subject!......more

Goodreads review by Darren on May 09, 2021

Benson's writing style, in bits and pieces, really appeals to me. And I loved this book, with its focus on the importance of just praying the office regularly. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Sister on January 10, 2017

This is an introduction to the whole concept of what we Catholics call the Liturgy of the Hours. Benson was brought up in the Nazarene tradition (he's now Episcopalian) and writes for a non-Catholic readership, but I suspect that many Catholics could profit from this beautifully written presentation......more