Title: Not that Great
Product review: The Prayer of Jesus is Ken Hemphill's short work on the Lord's Prayer and how it can be used as a model for prayer. He breaks it down into fifteen different parts, grouped in threes. If that sounds confusing, it is. Some of the categories are responsiblities, requests, and reasons.Hemphill has a few good insights into prayer. He doesn't agree with vain repetition of the Lord's Prayer, but also doesn't advocate ignoring it. He is able to blend stories of his own families relationships and communication with spiritual life and conversation with God, but sometimes the anecdotes are forced.The writing is choppy, and I found it hard to stay interested. I didn't like the dissection of the Lord's Prayer. I think there is a lot to be learned from it, but it shouldn't be broken down into little pieces like an essay. This is a nice effort, but I don't find that it helps one's prayer life.
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