PRAYING WITH JESUS
By Rob Warner
Hodder & Stoughton. 207 pages. £6.99
ISBN 0 340 721820
This helpful book, by the Baptist minister Rob Warner, was the Hodder Lent Book for this year. It aims to open up the meaning and riches of the Lord's Prayer for Christians and thoughtful seekers.
Each section of the book begins with a poem by George Herbert, six brief chapters around each phrase of the prayer, and a short exposition of a relevant passage of Scripture. There's a suggested prayer response or question for personal reflection, together with some additional poems from as diverse a group of poets as Gerald Manley Hopkins and Sir Walter Raleigh. The last section is a series of short chapters on the meaning of the holy communion.
