The language of grace : meditations on prayer / Arnel C. Tan

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Prayer insights -- A minister's prayer before a prayer meeting begins -- The power of praying together -- A morning prayer -- Saying it or praying -- A prayer of release -- Marriage prayer -- Becoming praying parents -- A parent's prayer -- Spiritual numbness -- A prayer for grace awakening -- Frequent callers -- A prayer for authentic friendship -- Isaiah, a Man of unclean lips -- A prayer for integrity -- What is brokenness -- Handling success in brokenness -- A prayer for relief -- Tyrants and cows -- A prayer for healing -- Praying through dark times -- A prayer for a city in pain -- Pigs or people -- A prayer in midlife -- Becoming powerless in Heart, Head, and Habit -- A prayer in the twilight of life -- What grace is not -- Throne or towel -- A prayer for powerlessness -- A cry for answer -- A prayer at the crossroads -- A city of release -- A prayer of the dying -- A cry of the thirsty -- A prayer of the spiritually thirsty -- A call to care -- A prayer for compassion -- A humble prayer -- A prayer for the dying -- Severe mercy -- A prayer for forgiveness -- A cry of completion -- A prayer for completion--for finishing well -- Scripture index.

In The Language of Grace, best-selling author Arnel C. Tan shares his thoughts on one of the subjects closest to his heart: Prayer. For Pastor Arnel, prayer is more than just a few words of thanks said before meals, the long-winded proclamations from the pulpit, or the dry murmurs of tradition. Prayer can be an adventure, a journey that takes us beyond our comfort zones and into the very presence of our Heavenly Father.