Bøger af Raymond Tomkinson

People are often reluctant to talk about difficulties with prayer. This book offers, in six sessions, reflections for those who are having a hard time praying. The resource material at the end of each session is written to help individuals and groups consider the difficulties encountered and to find new ways to overcome them. Hard Time Praying? may also be useful to Christians who have recently undertaken a faith nurture course and who find themselves with new questions about prayer.

From his own experience of chronic fatigue syndrome, Raymond Tomkinson demonstrates how weariness, whatever its cause, and the rest it demands can be blessed by God. He challenges the apparent assumption that strength and busyness are good, weakness and stillness are bad. His aim is to release people from unnecessary burdens of guilt and lack of self-worth. Each chapter examines a different aspect of our perception of strength and weakness and includes follow-up material for reflection, discussion, and prayer. The intention is to provide encouragement to all those, sufferers or carers, who need to know that God is at work in our weakness, in our passivity, and in our receptivity. Some aspects of our relationship with God can only develop fully if we take advantage of the times when we are laid aside from the bustle and routine of twenty-first century living.

Life events shape our perspective on God and on life itself. We change, we grow, we mature. Behaviour changes, political or social views change, values change; but we are not always aware that our spirituality and its expression in prayer has changed too. This is a book for all who seek a deeper relationship with God and an authentic spirituality. It is a helpful resource for those who have questions about God and prayer. It is also a useful book for those who guide or accompany others.