Pausing for Prayer: 47 Words of Encouragement

While the saints have paved a way for us to get to know God better, what worked for them might not necessarily work for you.  In Pausing for Prayer, author Dr. Michael St. Pierre build off of the success of his first book (2019 Ave Maria Press), The 5 Habits of Prayerful People: a No-Excuses Guide to Strengthening Your Relationship With God with this user-friendly, instant download.

Pausing for Prayer provides the busy reader with 47 strategies and ideas for praying well- whether at home, in church or on the go. 

Pausing for Prayer is broken into the following sections:

• Thoughts on Focus
• Tools for Prayer
• Praying in Church
• Building a Daily Quiet Time
• Prayer for Everyday Life

Find out why best-selling author Robert Wicks says, "G.K. Chesterton once said, 'Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.'  In this extremely practical and quietly moving book, Mike St. Pierre offers a myriad of ways for us to realize that true spirituality dawns when God becomes as real as the problems and joys we encounter each day."

If you've tried reading lengthy books on prayer and found that they were just too dense for where you are in your relationship with God, Pausing for Prayer is perfect for you.

Similarly, if you've found blog posts or podcasts to be "not enough", Pausing for Prayer is perfect for you.

Pausing for Prayer will help you to realize the following:

• Greater confidence in your prayer life
• More consistency in your prayer life
• Enhanced focus in your prayer life
• Deeper compassion for others
• Personal desire for Christ through prayer
• Improved ability to listen to the voice of God
• Better appreciation for Scripture
• Steady hope for the reform of the Church