The Path of Celtic Prayer: An Ancient Way to Everyday Joy

Feeling separated from God is a lonely place to be. Many circumstances can cause it: busyness, trials, lack of direction. We feel frustrated; our faith stagnates. But there is a way back, an ancient way that leads us to new union with God. "Long ago," Calvin Miller writes, "when the Celts built their own rustic kingdom of God in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, their fervour in prayer washed their world in the vitality of revival." In uncertain and dangerous days of high infant-mortality rates, leprosy and plagues, the Celts breathed candid prayers out of the reality of their lives. Desperate prayers for protection. Praise for the God who was king over all creation. Honest prayers of confession. In these pages, Miller introduces us to six types of Celtic prayer that can connect us to God more deeply by helping us pray out of the circumstances and uncertainties of our own life. "This book is aimed at ending our amputated feelings of separateness from God," says Miller. What was true for the Celts is still true for us: "union with Christ . . . is a hunger that keeps us talking to God till our separation is swallowed up in our unending togetherness with him." As rich as the faith they describe, these pages lead us on an ancient path that gives guidance for present and future prayers, until the day the Celts longed for, when all separation is gone and we live forever in the presence of God. Market/Audience Disciplers, spiritual directors, life coaches Emergent church Fans of the author Pastors People interested in spiritual formation Features and Benefits Covers five unique types of Celtic prayer: Trinity praying, scripture praying, long-wondering prayer, poetry and praise in the ordinary life, the Lorica (self-protective) prayer Well-respected and trusted evangelical author Includes many wonderful Celtic prayers Shows how we can practice Celtic traditions in our l