‘Time for God’ will enliven your Year of Prayer

A recommendation of the book "Time for God" by Jacques Philippe

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00:02 Pope Francis has deemed this year, 2024, the year of prayer.

00:07 Francis says he wants this year to be used

00:10 as a renewal of commitment to prayer from the heart.

00:12 Now contemplative or mental prayer can be difficult

00:15 if it's something that you have not practiced regularly.

00:18 Actually asked Alatea's former editor, Father Patrick Mary,

00:22 I asked him, "What is a book that I could give to someone

00:25 "if they are completely unfamiliar

00:27 "with contemplative silent prayer?"

00:29 This is the book he recommended.

00:31 "Time for God" by Jacques Philippe.

00:33 Super short book, it's nothing daunting,

00:35 just about 100 pages,

00:37 and I have been blown away by how amazing it is.

00:41 There are so many relatable little nuggets

00:43 of information in this book,

00:45 but I love this one especially.

00:47 He says if we wait to feel the desire for prayer,

00:49 we may just end up not praying at all,

00:52 and that while a desire for prayer is beautiful,

00:55 it's also just unreliable.

00:57 So if you're feeling like you wanna increase

00:59 your mental prayer, but you don't really know where to start,

01:01 you need some encouragement,

01:02 definitely check out this book.

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