When You Pray: A Practical Guide to an Orthodox Life of Prayer

Anyone who prays, or has tried to pray and given up in discouragement, knows praying-really praying-is not easy. Praying consistently seems almost impossible. Too often and too easily, prayer becomes a burden-one more item on an already overcrowded to-do list. is meant to ease that burden by distilling the advice and experience of the ages into a simple, easily implemented set of guidelines for basic prayer. From an online review: "I love this little book and am keeping l it close at hand for repeated reading and reference. Dr. Letendre's book provides many inspiring insights on prayer. I have already given it as a gift and will probably give it to some additional friends. I highly recommend it!" -Heather D., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania