Jerry Windley-Daoust – författare

"e;It's not easy to be a Christian parent, and it's not easy to pray. 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids cuts straight to the most important aspects of these challenges, offering wisdom, humor, and a treasury of ideas. You're sure to dog-ear, highlight, and share this book far and wide."e;—Sarah Reinhard, author of Catholic Family Fun and blogger at Snoring Scholar"e;… when it comes to praying with the kids, we need a guide that is practical, simple, and easy to incorporate. This book is that guide, and I cannot recommend it highly enough!"e; Leila Miller, Little Catholic Bubble"e;Solid, creative, useful, practical and helpful."e;—Leif Kehrwald, Vibrant Faith MinistriesWhether you are just getting started with family prayer or wish to broaden your horizons, 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids can help, offering practical, kid-friendly guides to Christian prayer practices both ancient and new. Features include:* Age-appropriate adaptations for young children, older kids, and teens.* Articles on a wide range of practices: Liturgy of the Hours, the Rosary, Contemplative Prayer, Daily Examen, Lectio Divina, Novenas, and more.* "e;Talking Points"e; offers explanations of prayer practices that kids might have questions about.* Cross-references to the Catechism, Scripture, and church documents.* An appendix containing thirty-three common and useful Catholic prayers.* A quick-find index makes it easy to find prayer ideas, and doubles as a checklist to track your progress.Look for additional titles in the Peanut Butter & Grace Guides for Catholic Families series at our website, Peanut Butter and Grace..

Contemplative, or imaginative, prayer is a method of meditative prayer developed by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in which you imagine yourself as a character in a Bible story, experiencing the events described in the passage as if you were actually there.

In Imagine You Walked with Jesus, you’ll be introduced to contemplative prayer through forty episodes from the Gospels. Each entry includes:

A brief introduction to the Bible text, with vivid details to aid your imagination and place the text in a larger interpretative contextAn introductory prayerThe full text of the Bible passageJournaling prompts

As you prayerfully immerse yourself in the Bible passages in this book, you’ll be invited to draw on your imagination to rewrite the story from your own perspective: what you saw and heard, your feelings and emotions, and how you interacted with Jesus and the other people present in the story.

Saint Ignatius taught that the imagination can be an instrument of prayer. By imagining how we would respond to a particular biblical episode, we can respond to God’s word in a deeper, more meaningful way — and perhaps hear what God has to say to us, too.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jerry Windley-Daoust is the author of more than a dozen books on Catholic social teaching, family spirituality, and Ignatian prayer. The cofounder of Gracewatch Media, which creates print and digital resources for Catholic families, he is especially grateful for the ten years he spent as a stay-at-home dad for his five children. Find him online at windhovering.com.