A review by kamrynharned
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton

challenging funny hopeful medium-paced

4.0

I was surprised by this book. Prayer as a spiritual discipline has always been difficult for me, and so I figured listening to this audiobook wouldn’t hurt, but I definitely didn’t expect for it to be as deep, biblically-based and well-written as it was. It challenged the way that I view prayer, and I left with a deeper understanding for how Jesus wanted us to pray and what a true lifestyle of prayer can look like.  It didn’t spend as much time discussing the concept of unanswered prayer as I thought it would, but I thought it was discussed thoughtfully. It also didn’t fall into the repetitive, circular reasoning trap that so much Christian non-fiction falls into. Short, concise, full of real life experiences and examples, but without being a simple sermon. I can see myself re-reading the physical copy of this book and annotating.