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    These Things I Pray: Songs of the Soul
    These Things I Pray: Songs of the Soul
    These Things I Pray: Songs of the Soul
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    These Things I Pray: Songs of the Soul

    By David Heller

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    THESE THINGS I PRAY is a compilation of poetic prayers by David Heller, Ph.D. These thoughtful prayers are inclusive and ecumenical, and adaptable to anyone’s personal prayer offerings. The prayers capture an extensive array of religious themes, including: opening one’s heart to God, authenticity of belief, the variety of spiritual approaches, faith and doubt, the human condition, expressing gratitude, asking for forgiveness, cultivating goodness, the search for meaning, and much, much more. The following selection is a typical offering from the collection:



    Gender Musings


    Women and men are a funny mix

    All do better when they decline gender tricks.

    All fare well when they look deep

    Beyond the surface, so much to reap.

    Of course there are differences

    And a certain delicate tension,

    But invite God into a relationship

    And love becomes the prevailing convention.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 26, 2020
    ISBN9781664138445
    These Things I Pray: Songs of the Soul
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    David Heller

    David Heller, PhD. is a clinical psychologist and the author of forty previous books, including many of a spiritual and religious nature. These works include: In Search Of God, The Soul Of A Relationship, When Darkness Reigned And Light Was Barely Visible (with Jared Heller), The Soul Of A Man, Talking To Your Child About God (Literary Guild Selection), Dear God: Children’s Letters To God, The Eternal Gifts Of Judaism, Just Build The Ark And The Animals Will Come, and The Kids’ Book of Prayers About All Sorts of Things (with Elizabeth Heller). Dr. Heller is a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard and received his doctorate from The University of Michigan.

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      These Things I Pray - David Heller

      Copyright © 2020 by David Heller.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 10/23/2020

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      Contents

      Introduction: My Best Friend

      Opening My Heart

      Baring The Soul

      My Soul’s Yearning

      An Aching Heart for God

      Early Years

      So Many Questions

      Waiting

      A Basic Light-Hearted Prayer

      Sensing God

      To Thine Own Self and God

      For What Shall We Pray?

      Not All Prayers are Created Equal

      Praying for The Presence of God

      Whose God is This?

      Many Religions, One God

      An Egalitarian God

      Gratitude

      Timeless Prayer

      Omniscience

      Existential Need

      Prayer for Guidance

      Prayer for Insight

      One Thing I Do Know

      What is The Purpose?

      So Why are We Here?

      Concerning Truth

      Truth and Lies

      Separating The Wheat from The Chaff

      False Prophets

      Preach Me No Lies

      Authenticity

      Individual Differences

      Individual Responsibility

      To Bear Witness

      Righteousness

      The Problem of Anger

      Appearances

      Indifference

      Beauty in The Surround

      Gratitude II: Thank You, God

      The Universality of Caring

      The Nature of A Parent’s Love

      God and Country

      One Nation Under God: A Prayer For America

      Prayer for Freedom From Prejudice

      Beyond Color

      Brothers and Sisters

      A Prayer for Universal Healing

      Spiritual Humility

      Why is There Suffering?

      What is The Reason?

      Searching for Tranquility

      God’s Love

      Gratitude III

      Bible Musings

      Asking for Absolution

      Quintessential Doubt

      The Ebb and Flow of Faith

      Awaken vs. Forsaken

      On Frustration

      On Isolation

      Prayers in The Darkness

      Loss

      Discernment

      Decisions, Decisions

      Reflecting at The Crossroads

      Transgressions

      Little Wonders

      Gender Musings

      Searching for Stars

      Omnipresence

      Order vs. Randomness

      Discovering Goodness

      Practicing Goodness

      My Spiritual Duty

      These Things I Know

      The Nature of Love

      The Spirituality of Closeness

      The Darkness Present

      Good and Evil

      Good Vs. Evil II: Some Honest Doubt

      Does God Grow Tired?

      The Weary Traveler

      The Roadmap of Resilience

      Inspiration: Gift of The Spirit

      Nature’s Way

      Prayer for The Homeless

      What Most Matters

      Gratitude IV

      In Search of Kindness

      In Search of Meaning

      In Search of Heaven

      On Human Nature

      On Death and Dying

      Complexity of Life

      The Balance of Life

      What Does God Think of

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