Description
Using prayer beads, which has a long history in practical spirituality, is now becoming more widespread among Protestants. Doerr and Owens here show readers how to use what have grow to be known as Anglican or Christian prayer beads. Readers can then use the basic prayer structure provided by the beads to pray their way through on a daily basis — morning, noon, and night — and through the church year. These prayers — a thoughtfully chosen combination of quotations from Scripture and gleanings from the Book of Common Prayer — can be enhanced and enriched by the mindful and meditative practice of the usage of beads.
Doerr and Owens encourage readers to use beads as “something to hang onto, a lifeline to the Presence that lies, continuously hidden or forgotten, at the center of our lives.” Praying with beads, as outlined and embodied in this little book, has the potential to grow to be one’s prayer life.