A Year of Living Prayerfully: How A Curious Traveler Met the Pope, Walked on Coals, Danced with Rabbis, and Revived His Prayer Life

by Jared Brock

Blurb

Is Anyone Listening' Do My Prayers Really Change Anything'While filming a documentary about sex trafficking, Jared and Michelle Brock felt a deep need for prayer in their personal lives. In an effort to learn more about prayer, the couple traveled the globe, exploring the great Judeo-Christian prayer traditions: in mountains and monasteries, in Christian communities and cathedrals, standing up and lying down, every hour and around the clock.Follow Jared on a 37,000-mile trip around the world as he . . .Dances with Hasidic Jews in BrooklynDiscovers the 330-year-old home of Brother LawrencePlants prayer bombs in North KoreaBurns his clothes at the end of the worldAttends the world's largest churchAttempts fire walking (with only minor burns)Although up to 90% of us pray, very few of us feel like we've mastered prayer. A Year of Living Prayerfully is a fascinating, humorous, globe-trotting exploration of prayer that will help you grow your own prayer life. Jared's witty reflections on his fast-paced journey will both entertain and inspire you to think about your own prayer journey.Join Jared on a rollicking modern-day prayer pilgrimage . . . you'll never pray the same again.

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