Prayer and Worship

by Douglas V. Steere

In Prayer and Worship Douglas Steere encourages us toward a deeper spiritual life through the disciplines of prayer, corporate worship and devotional reading. He calls us beyond the "incurable mediocrity of soul that fills the Christian ranks." Douglas Steere's wisdom is sprinkled with quotes from the saints and renews our hunger for the Divine encounter.

Genres: Prayer, Christian Living

77 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

Reviews

[David Clifton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be helpful and thought provoking. Steere says that "prayer is incipient action." Prayer is the beginning, the first stage of action and change, both personally and collectively. 
"In intercessory prayer one seldom ends where one begins."

[Rebecca Lewitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read--perhaps not as much scripture as I like, but the scriptural basis of what he is saying is pretty clear. And the chapter on corporate worship was really good and should be read by Christians everywhere. Lots of good ideas in this one; lots of things quite apropos to our times. I find it very comforting to read books written long ago that show they are trying to address the same problems I see today--the idea that the issues I see in the modern church are not new, not unique to those of us today, is oddly reassuring to me.

[Mary Helene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this text in the 3rd printing (July, 1940), with the senses engaged in the thick pages, the plain font and the faint trace of a library smell, enhanced the experience of the longer sentences, the quiet pace, the reflective approach and the gentle civility of this "Quaker ecumenist" as Wikipedia describes him. 68 pages, each one worth reading.