We pray because we are human, not because we are religious. Within the pages of this book you will find memorable lanuage and evocative imagery for the basic human, spiritual, and beautiful need to pray.

Religious tradition can, and often does, provide language, shape and space for prayer, but the primal instinct to pray does not emanate from, or begin with, religion. Instead, something in our nature points beyond itself; something in us searches for and appeals to God. Yet, as natural as prayer is, the practice of it often seems to take place behind closed doors in clubs with language and imagery exclusive to that club. Herein lies a work that provides language and imagery accessible to people in every facet of life, including those with no real religious background at all.