Why should I continue to pray when it seems to have so little effect?
The author, Steve Harper, acknowledges his own difficulties with prayer:
“Sometimes I tell myself that if God asked me to speak, write and teach about prayer, it is so that I myself would not give up on it completely. After more than forty years of practice, I still don't understand prayer. […] It doesn’t come easily to me. Through the pages of this book, I will ask you to roll up your sleeves and face your problems in this area – and then keep praying. Sometimes you will feel like you are speaking into the heart of darkness. But the fact is that sound travels just as well in darkness as it does in light. » Excerpt from the introduction
If you are frustrated with your prayer life and wondering if the effort you are making is worth it, this book is for you.
“In Speaking in the Heart of Darkness, Dr. Steve Harper offers a new version of Shakespeare's famous phrase: 'to pray or not to pray: that is the question.' Each chapter convinces us that we can no more give up prayer than we can stop breathing. For those of us who continue to pray in the heart of darkness, this book is like a ray of light. It leads us to new depths of faith and abandonment to the Most Holy God, who hears our cries. »
Susan Muto, doctor of philosophy
ISBN: 9782847001549