Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through

Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through Honest Prayer

We donâ€™t question our desire to be open with our close friends about our feelings, even if those feelings are difficult to express. We recognize that being honest with our loved ones will only deepen our bonds and help us feel peace in being able to express our innermost thoughts. Why then is it so challenging for us to come as we are, however we are, when approaching God in prayer?
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In Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through Honest Prayer, William A. Barry, SJ, helps us deepen our friendship with God by examining how to approach God, at any time and with any problem, in complete honesty. Fr. Barry reflects on how secrecy can hurt families, the Church, and ourselves and how what we are keeping secret can get in the way of our connection with God. He acknowledges that we may fear Godâ€™s reaction when revealing our most intimate truths; but just like with friendships, we risk not developing our relationship with God if we are dishonest about who we are and how we feel.
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Praying the Truth helps us realize that if we do not approach God in complete honesty, we may be holding back a part of ourselves that needs to be healed. By learning how to communicate honestly with God, our friendship with God and our faith in Godâ€™s promise to love us unconditionally will be strengthened.

"Thanks to Praying the Truth, I am beginning to understand that prayer is simply hanging out with God! As I read this book, I felt as if the author seemed to be sitting beside me, just talking to me as I read."
-- Anonymous reader
Country USA
Brand Loyola Press
Manufacturer Loyola Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780829436242
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780829436242
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Loyola Press
Manufacturer	Loyola Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780829436242
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780829436242
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Praying the Truth: Deepening Your Friendship with God through Honest Prayer

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