Pocket Prayers: The Classic Collection. Christopher Herbert

      

      

       Other books in the series:

       Pocket Celtic Prayers

       compiled by Martin Wallace

       Pocket Graces

       compiled by Pam Robertson

       Pocket Prayers for Children

       compiled by Christopher Herbert

       Pocket Prayers for Advent and Christmas

       compiled by Jan McFarlane

       Pocket Prayers for Commuters

       compiled by Christopher Herbert

       Pocket Prayers for Healing and Wholeness

       compiled by Trevor Lloyd

       Pocket Prayers for Marriage

       compiled by Andrew and Pippa Body

       Pocket Prayers for Parents

       compiled by Hamish and Sue Bruce

       Pocket Prayers for Troubled Times

       compiled by John Pritchard

       Pocket Words of Comfort

       compiled by Christopher Herbert

      

       Church House Great Smith Street London SW1P 3AZ

       ISBN 978 0 7151 4193 9

       First published 1999 by The National Society and Church House Publishing

       This edition published by Church House Publishing 2009

       Introduction and compilation copyright © Lord, for thy tender mercies

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       CONTENTS

       Introduction

       The Lord’s Prayer, traditional version

       The Lord’s Prayer, contemporary version

       The Jesus Prayer

       The Grace

       Adoration

       Confession

       Thanksgiving

       Requesting

       Self-offering

       Trusting

       Index of first lines

       Index of authors and sources

       Acknowledgements

       To my wife Jan

       for her wisdom, astringent

       common sense and loving kindness

       over the years

       INTRODUCTION

       Ever since life began people have felt the need to pray. They have sensed that God listens and they have found that the more they have prayed, the more they have discovered about God, other people and themselves.

       Over the centuries certain prayers have been written down because they captured what we all want to say but have been unable to express for ourselves.

       Here is a collection of prayers which have stood the test of time; prayers to rely on when our own words fail; prayers to take us close to the heart of God.

       + Christopher Herbert

       Bishop of St Albans

       THE LORD’S PRAYER

       Traditional version

       Our Father, who art in heaven,

       hallowed be thy name;

       thy kingdom come;

       thy will be done;

       on earth as it is in heaven.

       Give us this day our daily bread.

       And forgive us our trespasses,

       as we forgive those who trespass against us.

       And lead us not into temptation;

       but deliver us from evil.

       For thine is the kingdom, the power,

       and the glory,

       for ever and ever. Amen.

       THE LORD’S PRAYER