The Breath of Life: A Simple Way to Pray

by Ron DelBene, Mary Montgomery (Contributor), Herb Montgomery (Contributor)

In this book, Ron DelBene introduces a concept of prayer that will help persons new to prayer as well as veterans of the life of prayer. The Breath Prayer is a short prayer of praise and petition that is meant to help us become aware of the presence of God. It is a way to have on our lips what is always in our heart, DelBene explains. The author leads the leader to discover his or her own personal and individualized breath prayer, a prayer that may be prayed at any time of the day or night. He gives historical examples of the breath prayer used in ancient writings as well as modern-day examples of how persons have utilized and been helped by this way of praying Other titles in the The Breath of Life Series are The Hunger of the A Call to Spiritual Growth and Alone with A Guide for Personal Retreats, both written by Ron DelBene with Mary and Herb Montgomery.

110 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[papasteve · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have, over the years, been so dissatisfied with prayers I have heard in worship services. They are usually just add-ons to the sermon, theological blah-blah, self-centered (Give me…; help me…., etc), and non-conversational. Recently, during the spoken prayer in worship, I have just concentrated on my breathing. Breathing is fundamental to living. Breathe in, breathe out. Thousands of times a day, we breathe. No breath, no life. So I have become interested in breathing as prayer—as some way that is already basic to life, that connects us with “the Holy”. I started looking around and found this book mentioned in an article. It was slightly helpful. It’s a start. I look further.

[Liza Pirkey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple yet powerful read :)