A celebration of men's voices in prayerâthrough the ages from many faiths, cultures and traditions. "If men like us don't pray, where will emerging generations get a window into the soul of a good man, an image of the kind of man they can aspire to beâor be withâwhen they grow up? If men donât pray, who will model for them the practices of soul careâof gratitude, confession, compassion, humility, petition, repentance, grief, faith, hope and love? If men donât pray, what will men become, and what will become of our world and our future?" âfrom the Introduction by Brian D. McLaren This collection celebrates the profound variety of ways men around the world have called out to the Divineâwith words of joy, praise, gratitude, wonder, petition and even angerâfrom the ancient world up to our own day. The prayers come from a broad spectrum of spiritual traditionsâboth East and Westâincluding Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and more. Together they provide an eloquent expression of menâs inner lives, and of the practical, mysterious, painful and joyous endeavor that prayer is. Men Pray will challenge your preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire you to explore new ways of prayerful expression and new possibilities for your own spiritual journey. This is a book to treasure and to share. Includes prayers from: Marcus Aurelius ⢠Daniel Berrigan ⢠Rebbe Nachman of Breslov ⢠Walter Brueggemann ⢠Bernard of Clairvaux ⢠St. Francis of Assisi ⢠Robert Frost ⢠George Herbert ⢠Gerard Manley Hopkins ⢠St. Ignatius Loyola ⢠Fr. Thomas Keating ⢠Thomas à Kempis ⢠Chief Yellow Lark ⢠Brother Lawrence ⢠C. S. Lewis ⢠Ted Loder ⢠Nelson Mandela ⢠General Douglas MacArthur ⢠Thomas Merton ⢠D. L. Moody ⢠John Henry Newman ⢠John Philip Newell ⢠John OâDonohue ⢠Rumi ⢠Rabindranath ⢠Tagore ⢠Walt Whitman ⢠many others