‘Prayer’ is a word that is used in a number of different ways. For many people it means essentially petition or intercession. Understood in this way, prayer easily becomes an ‘extra’ – something that is not essential to Christianity, but that some Christians do sometimes, as the need arises. Written by an internationally-respected biblical scholar, this book aims to show that prayer should be understood as inseparable from Christianity, in the sense that to practise Christianity is to practise prayer and vice versa.

A refreshingly honest and hopeful account of prayer, rooted in biblical example and the firm conviction that prayer is God’s gift. Here is a view of reality which is both credible and faithful, and in which God is fully active. John Rogerson’s book will both anchor and encourage anyone trying to pray or to pray more realistically.
John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford