The great thing about Amy Boucher Pye’s book is how direct and accessible her writing is. She takes the reader through seven prayer practices: praying with the Bible, praying through the Bible (the ancient practice of ‘lectio divina’, or sacred reading), practising the presence of God, listening to God, the prayer of lament, praying with your imagination (based on the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius) and finally, the prayer of examen, which Amy calls ‘how to move forwards by moving back’. Each of the seven chapters ends with helpful, practical prayer exercises. The whole book pulses with the warm, clear conviction that a good and holy God loves us dearly and wants to draw us into a personal relationship with him. Prayer, as portrayed in this book, is the adventure of a lifetime. The author brings fresh and vivid insights into these prayer practices, backed up by personal stories and testimonies. I was struck in particular by the chapter on lament, especially the idea of using visual aids to express deep emotion in prayer. 7 Ways To Pray is packed to the brim with good things. Now to put those prayer practices into action, not as tick-box exercises, but as open doorways to a deeper, richer, life-changing intimacy with God. I commend this book highly, both for one’s own personal prayer life, and also for small groups.

Very much looking forward to starting this prayer book in January 2022. Discovering new ways to pray and learning about the history of how previous & current believers have engaged in prayer.

This is an absolute gem of a book. I’ve read many books on prayer but none have encouraged me to enter into prayer more than this one. Amy looks at various prayer practices and teaches us how to apply them to our daily lives. Amy knows her subject well and through sharing her own personal experiences and her deep knowledge of past prayer champions she helps place us on a path that leads us into deep communion with God. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so excited about a book on prayer, a book which I can guarantee will make you look forward to praying!