This short guidebook offers a simple and engaging introduction to prayer for young people (high school and college). It highlights the many benefits of regular prayer as well as some of the obstacles along the way. Beginning with a simple explanation of prayer as a turning of our hearts and minds to God, it goes on to offer some important practical tips on how to pray well. In this short guide, you will learn:
- The benefits of spiritual reading in prayer
- Where and when to pray
- What to do at the time of prayer
- How to connect prayer to everyday life
- How to overcome obstacles to prayer
Fr. Michael Giesler is the author of the Junia trilogy and has many years of experience as a spiritual director of people of all ages.