Skrytý modlitební život - Krev křesťanského života – MacIntyre David Martin (2017)

The prayer life can be understood as the soul's ascent before the face of God. It resembles planets that turn towards the light of the calm face of the sun, or a flower that stretches towards the light, illuminated by beauty, bathing in fragrance. Prayer is also the concentration of all abilities in fervent enthusiasm, sacred reverence, and love. It is absurd to claim that a hidden prayer life is useless and unrealistic. Reality belongs to the realm of heavenly things in the background. The 'patterns' and 'correspondences' of this world are merely their earthly reflections. How should we approach prayer, what can we improve, what can inspire us? Answers to these ever-relevant questions are provided in the book "The Hidden Prayer Life," authored by the significant and beloved Scottish Protestant writer from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, David Martin MacIntyre (1859–1938). This timeless prayer guide, in which the author, based on a detailed knowledge of Scripture, compiled useful recommendations from the most significant figures in Christian history from Augustine to Spurgeon, has already changed the lives of entire generations of readers. It can not only teach us how to pray, but if we take its content to heart, it can undoubtedly become a powerful catalyst for change in the world around us.