Devotional Poetry Books | Summaries & Audio

Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

4.51

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🚶 Spiritual Pilgrimage 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul

Word in the Wilderness 90%

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

by Malcolm Guite 2014

4.51

39 ratings

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🚶 Spiritual Pilgrimage 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul

The Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.

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1k+

🌿 Lenten Reflections ✍️ Poetry And Faith 📖 Lectio Divina 🐢 Slow Reading 👣 Spiritual Pilgrimage

The Word in the Wilderness 89%

Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.

by Malcolm Guite 2014

4.58

1k+ ratings

🌿 Lenten Reflections ✍️ Poetry And Faith 📖 Lectio Divina 🐢 Slow Reading 👣 Spiritual Pilgrimage

my Hanuman Chalisa

by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2017

A monkey-god's 40-verse praise song: decoded line by line, it becomes a temple you carry.

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2k+

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 🙏 Bhakti Devotion 🇮🇳 Indian Spirituality 📖 Sacred Texts Commentary 🧩 Symbolism And Myth

my Hanuman Chalisa 88%

A monkey-god's 40-verse praise song: decoded line by line, it becomes a temple you carry.

by Devdutt Pattanaik 2017

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 🙏 Bhakti Devotion 🇮🇳 Indian Spirituality 📖 Sacred Texts Commentary 🧩 Symbolism And Myth

Rumi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1950

All religions seek one light; the real path is dying to self to live in it.

3.88

🌀 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry ✨ Mystical Poetry ❤️ Divine Love 🕯️ Spiritual Longing

Rumi 88%

All religions seek one light; the real path is dying to self to live in it.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1950

3.88

80 ratings

🌀 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry ✨ Mystical Poetry ❤️ Divine Love 🕯️ Spiritual Longing

Rumi's Little Book of Wisdom

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 2021

Love, lose, listen: Rumi's pocket guide to dissolving the self and finding the divine.

3.51

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📜 Sufi Poetry 🔮 Mystical Poetry 💖 Divine Love 🎭 Ego Dissolution ☯️ Nondual Wisdom

Rumi's Little Book of Wisdom 88%

Love, lose, listen: Rumi's pocket guide to dissolving the self and finding the divine.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 2021

3.51

225 ratings

📜 Sufi Poetry 🔮 Mystical Poetry 💖 Divine Love 🎭 Ego Dissolution ☯️ Nondual Wisdom

Benedictus

by John O'Donohue • 2007

How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.

4.63

355

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✨ Sacred Poetry 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🙏 Blessing Rituals 🚪 Threshold Crossings

Benedictus 88%

How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.

by John O'Donohue 2007

4.63

355 ratings

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✨ Sacred Poetry 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🙏 Blessing Rituals 🚪 Threshold Crossings

Faith, Hope and Poetry

by Malcolm Guite • 2010

Imagination was exiled from knowledge centuries ago. Poetry kept the evidence across eight poets.

4.64

121

📖 Theology And Poetry 🧠 Poetic Knowledge 👁 Sacramental Vision 💡 Enlightenment Critique ✝ Christian Humanism

Faith, Hope and Poetry 88%

Imagination was exiled from knowledge centuries ago. Poetry kept the evidence across eight poets.

by Malcolm Guite 2010

4.64

121 ratings

📖 Theology And Poetry 🧠 Poetic Knowledge 👁 Sacramental Vision 💡 Enlightenment Critique ✝ Christian Humanism

The Masnavi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1270

The soul is an exile; love is the homecoming. The 13th-century Sufi poem that maps the way.

4.41

1k+

🔮 Sufi Mysticism 📜 Persian Poetry 🌊 Ego Dissolution 🤲 Spiritual Surrender 💖 Divine Love

The Masnavi 88%

The soul is an exile; love is the homecoming. The 13th-century Sufi poem that maps the way.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1270

4.41

1k+ ratings

🔮 Sufi Mysticism 📜 Persian Poetry 🌊 Ego Dissolution 🤲 Spiritual Surrender 💖 Divine Love

Open and Unafraid

by W. David O. Taylor • 2020

Pray without hiding: the Psalms teach you to voice anger, grief, and joy with unsparing honesty.

4.26

607

📖 Psalms Studies 🗣️ Emotional Honesty ⚖️ Lament And Justice 🙏 Prayer As Formation 🤝 Communal Spirituality

Open and Unafraid 88%

Pray without hiding: the Psalms teach you to voice anger, grief, and joy with unsparing honesty.

by W. David O. Taylor 2020

4.26

607 ratings

📖 Psalms Studies 🗣️ Emotional Honesty ⚖️ Lament And Justice 🙏 Prayer As Formation 🤝 Communal Spirituality

Hanuman

by Vanamali • 2010

He could level mountains and cross oceans, but his real power came from two syllables.

4.58

152

📜 Hindu Epics 🐒 Ramayana Retellings 🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🛐 Devotional Literature 🤲 Selfless Service

Hanuman 88%

He could level mountains and cross oceans, but his real power came from two syllables.

by Vanamali 2010

4.58

152 ratings

📜 Hindu Epics 🐒 Ramayana Retellings 🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🛐 Devotional Literature 🤲 Selfless Service

The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis • 1427

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

4.24

27k+

🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 📿 Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

The Imitation of Christ 88%

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

by Thomas à Kempis 1427

4.24

27k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 📿 Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Essential Sufism

by James Fadiman • 1997

The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.

4.07

978

📿 Islamic Mysticism 📚 Spiritual Anthologies 🙏 Devotional Practice 🦋 Self-Transformation 🎭 Mystical Poetry

Essential Sufism 87%

The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.

by James Fadiman 1997

4.07

978 ratings

📿 Islamic Mysticism 📚 Spiritual Anthologies 🙏 Devotional Practice 🦋 Self-Transformation 🎭 Mystical Poetry

Masnavi I Ma'navi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1273

How a 13th-century Sufi's love stories dissolve what the intellect cannot touch.

4.45

4k+

🕌 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry 💖 Divine Love 🦋 Ego Transcendence 👁️ Spiritual Intuition

Masnavi I Ma'navi 87%

How a 13th-century Sufi's love stories dissolve what the intellect cannot touch.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273

4.45

4k+ ratings

🕌 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry 💖 Divine Love 🦋 Ego Transcendence 👁️ Spiritual Intuition

Mariner

by Malcolm Guite • 2017

Coleridge's Ancient Mariner foretold his own descent into opium and his hard-won return.

4.59

145

🎭 Romantic Poetry 📖 Literary Biography 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Biography ✨ Imagination And Faith

Mariner 87%

Coleridge's Ancient Mariner foretold his own descent into opium and his hard-won return.

by Malcolm Guite 2017

4.59

145 ratings

🎭 Romantic Poetry 📖 Literary Biography 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Biography ✨ Imagination And Faith

Prayers for Healing

by Maggie Oman Shannon • 1997

When the doctor's office leaves your soul untouched: a year of prayers from every tradition.

4.19

171

🌍 Interfaith Spirituality 🙏 Prayer Collections 📅 Daily Devotionals ✨ Spiritual Healing 💝 Gratitude Practices

Prayers for Healing 87%

When the doctor's office leaves your soul untouched: a year of prayers from every tradition.

by Maggie Oman Shannon 1997

4.19

171 ratings

🌍 Interfaith Spirituality 🙏 Prayer Collections 📅 Daily Devotionals ✨ Spiritual Healing 💝 Gratitude Practices

Praying the Bible

by Donald S. Whitney • 2015

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

4.48

9k+

🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement

Praying the Bible 87%

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

by Donald S. Whitney 2015

4.48

9k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement

The Godly Man's Picture

by Thomas Watson • 1987

A Puritan master lists the marks of genuine godliness, and hypocrisy fails every one of them.

4.46

891

📜 Puritan Theology 🙏 Christian Devotion 🔥 Sanctification 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💒 Union With Christ

The Godly Man's Picture 87%

A Puritan master lists the marks of genuine godliness, and hypocrisy fails every one of them.

by Thomas Watson 1987

4.46

891 ratings

📜 Puritan Theology 🙏 Christian Devotion 🔥 Sanctification 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💒 Union With Christ

Prayers for a Privileged People

by Walter Brueggemann • 2008

What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.

4.44

295

✝️ Progressive Christianity 🙏 Prayer Collections 🏛️ Empire Critique ⚖️ Social Justice Spirituality 🔥 Prophetic Tradition

Prayers for a Privileged People 87%

What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.

by Walter Brueggemann 2008

4.44

295 ratings

✝️ Progressive Christianity 🙏 Prayer Collections 🏛️ Empire Critique ⚖️ Social Justice Spirituality 🔥 Prophetic Tradition

On the Way to Krishna

by A.C. Bhaktivedanta • 1984

Joy is not in matter. The soul's shortcut home is a single mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa.

4.51

294

🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🕉️ Gaudiya Vaishnavism 🔁 Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🛐 Surrender To God

On the Way to Krishna 87%

Joy is not in matter. The soul's shortcut home is a single mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa.

by A.C. Bhaktivedanta 1984

4.51

294 ratings

🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🕉️ Gaudiya Vaishnavism 🔁 Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🛐 Surrender To God

How to Pray

by C.S. Lewis • 2018

C.S. Lewis on prayer: no machinery, no magic words, just a real Person meeting real persons.

4.15

1k+

🙏 Christian Prayer ⛪️ Anglican Spirituality 📖 Devotional Practice 🏜️ Spiritual Dryness 🎶 Praying The Psalms

How to Pray 87%

C.S. Lewis on prayer: no machinery, no magic words, just a real Person meeting real persons.

by C.S. Lewis 2018

4.15

1k+ ratings

🙏 Christian Prayer ⛪️ Anglican Spirituality 📖 Devotional Practice 🏜️ Spiritual Dryness 🎶 Praying The Psalms

Meditating on the Word

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 1985

Stop analyzing Scripture. The slow, daily practice that lets God's voice break through.

4.21

277

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Lectio Divina 🎵 Psalms As Prayer 📚 Devotional Theology 🕊️ Suffering And Faith

Meditating on the Word 87%

Stop analyzing Scripture. The slow, daily practice that lets God's voice break through.

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1985

4.21

277 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Lectio Divina 🎵 Psalms As Prayer 📚 Devotional Theology 🕊️ Suffering And Faith

The Purpose of Man

by A.W. Tozer • 2009

We were made to worship. Replace adoration with achievement, and the soul stays empty.

4.36

1k+

🙌 Christian Worship 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Heart Devotion 🔄 Life As Worship ✝️ Evangelical Spirituality

The Purpose of Man 87%

We were made to worship. Replace adoration with achievement, and the soul stays empty.

by A.W. Tozer 2009

4.36

1k+ ratings

🙌 Christian Worship 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Heart Devotion 🔄 Life As Worship ✝️ Evangelical Spirituality

The Calm Center

by Steve Taylor • 2015

That gnawing restlessness you carry is not a flaw. It is the beginning of waking up.

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263

📜 Meditative Poetry ✨ Spiritual Awakening 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🍂 Non-Attachment 🎭 Ego Transcendence

The Calm Center 87%

That gnawing restlessness you carry is not a flaw. It is the beginning of waking up.

by Steve Taylor 2015

4.32

263 ratings

📜 Meditative Poetry ✨ Spiritual Awakening 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🍂 Non-Attachment 🎭 Ego Transcendence

A Spirituality of Listening

by Keith R. Anderson • 2016

Relearn listening: how God speaks through dishwater, grief, and the strangers you avoid.

4.01

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🏡 Everyday Spirituality 👂 Listening Prayer 😢 Lament And Suffering 📜 Psalms Devotion

A Spirituality of Listening 87%

Relearn listening: how God speaks through dishwater, grief, and the strangers you avoid.

by Keith R. Anderson 2016

4.01

70 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🏡 Everyday Spirituality 👂 Listening Prayer 😢 Lament And Suffering 📜 Psalms Devotion

Krsna Consciousness

by A.C. Bhaktivedanta • 1974

Spiritual realization through love and sound, bypassing the rigors of traditional yoga.

4.46

147

🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🕉️ Vaishnavism 📿 Mantra Chanting 📜 Vedic Wisdom ✨ God Realization

Krsna Consciousness 87%

Spiritual realization through love and sound, bypassing the rigors of traditional yoga.

by A.C. Bhaktivedanta 1974

4.46

147 ratings

🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🕉️ Vaishnavism 📿 Mantra Chanting 📜 Vedic Wisdom ✨ God Realization

Thoughts in Solitude

by Thomas Merton • 1956

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

4.02

3k+

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🫀 Interior Life

Thoughts in Solitude 87%

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

by Thomas Merton 1956

4.02

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🫀 Interior Life

Secret Treasures from Psalms

by Rachel Ryan • 2022

Psalms 1-24: a hidden map to God's protection, favor, and unbreakable promises for your daily life.

🗡️ Psalm Studies 📖 Biblical Devotionals ✝️ Christian Living 🧠 Scripture Meditation 🔒 God's Promises

Secret Treasures from Psalms 87%

Psalms 1-24: a hidden map to God's protection, favor, and unbreakable promises for your daily life.

by Rachel Ryan 2022

🗡️ Psalm Studies 📖 Biblical Devotionals ✝️ Christian Living 🧠 Scripture Meditation 🔒 God's Promises

Praying with the Psalms

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1993

A year of daily prayer through the Psalms, learning to pray honestly rather than piously.

4.27

298

🛐 Biblical Prayer 📅 Daily Devotionals 🌱 Spiritual Formation 😢 Lament 📖 Psalms

Praying with the Psalms 87%

A year of daily prayer through the Psalms, learning to pray honestly rather than piously.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1993

4.27

298 ratings

🛐 Biblical Prayer 📅 Daily Devotionals 🌱 Spiritual Formation 😢 Lament 📖 Psalms

The Way of the Cross

by Caryll Houselander • 1955

Christ's Passion didn't end at Calvary. These Stations reveal it unfolding in your own life.

4.58

185

🕯️ Catholic Spirituality ✝️ Passion Meditations ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

The Way of the Cross 86%

Christ's Passion didn't end at Calvary. These Stations reveal it unfolding in your own life.

by Caryll Houselander 1955

4.58

185 ratings

🕯️ Catholic Spirituality ✝️ Passion Meditations ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

The Pursuit of God

by A.W. Tozer • 1948

The one requirement is the one thing Christians think they've finished: pursuing God.

4.39

88k+

🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Practicing The Presence 🪶 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Christian Mysticism

The Pursuit of God 86%

The one requirement is the one thing Christians think they've finished: pursuing God.

by A.W. Tozer 1948

4.39

88k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Practicing The Presence 🪶 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Edwards on the Christian Life

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2014

Edwards on the Christian life: not grim duty but delight, waking to a beauty that remakes the soul.

4.41

348

🏛️ Puritan Theology 🕯️ Spiritual Formation ✨ Divine Beauty 😊 Joy In God 📜 Christian Obedience

Edwards on the Christian Life 86%

Edwards on the Christian life: not grim duty but delight, waking to a beauty that remakes the soul.

by Dane C. Ortlund 2014

4.41

348 ratings

🏛️ Puritan Theology 🕯️ Spiritual Formation ✨ Divine Beauty 😊 Joy In God 📜 Christian Obedience

Going Higher with God in Prayer

by A.W. Tozer • 2022

How to pray so that you are changed: the inner work that turns petition into communion.

4.58

308

🛐 Contemplative Prayer 🙏 Christian Devotion 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Inner Transformation 🕊️ Surrender And Trust

Going Higher with God in Prayer 86%

How to pray so that you are changed: the inner work that turns petition into communion.

by A.W. Tozer 2022

4.58

308 ratings

🛐 Contemplative Prayer 🙏 Christian Devotion 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Inner Transformation 🕊️ Surrender And Trust

Anam Cara

by John O'Donohue • 1996

Friendship as soul-recognition, body as sanctuary, death as lifelong companion: Celtic wisdom.

4.32

11k+

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💞 Soul Friendship 🧘 Contemplative Life 📜 Poetic Philosophy

Anam Cara 86%

Friendship as soul-recognition, body as sanctuary, death as lifelong companion: Celtic wisdom.

by John O'Donohue 1996

4.32

11k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💞 Soul Friendship 🧘 Contemplative Life 📜 Poetic Philosophy

The Alphabet of Grace

by Frederick Buechner • 1969

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

4.08

958

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✝️ Protestant Spirituality

The Alphabet of Grace 86%

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

by Frederick Buechner 1969

4.08

958 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✝️ Protestant Spirituality

The Prophet

by Kahlil Gibran • 1923

After twelve years of exile, a prophet's ship arrives, and the city gathers for his parting truths.

4.23

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🕊️ Mystical Poetry 📜 Prose Poem 📖 Wisdom Literature 🧙 Sage And Seeker 🔮 Parting Wisdom

The Prophet 86%

After twelve years of exile, a prophet's ship arrives, and the city gathers for his parting truths.

by Kahlil Gibran 1923

4.23

332k+ ratings

🕊️ Mystical Poetry 📜 Prose Poem 📖 Wisdom Literature 🧙 Sage And Seeker 🔮 Parting Wisdom

Bhagvat Geeta

by Veda Vyasa

A warrior freezes before battle; his counsel becomes the manual for every human crisis.

4.28

9k+

🕉️ Hindu Scripture 📜 Vedic Philosophy 🔄 Karma And Rebirth ⚔️ Sacred Duty 🙏 Devotional Practice

Bhagvat Geeta 86%

A warrior freezes before battle; his counsel becomes the manual for every human crisis.

by Veda Vyasa

4.28

9k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Scripture 📜 Vedic Philosophy 🔄 Karma And Rebirth ⚔️ Sacred Duty 🙏 Devotional Practice

Letters by a Modern Mystic

by Frank C. Laubach • 1937

One man's experiment in asking God's will every waking minute, and the heaven it unlocked.

4.40

971

🕊️ Practicing The Presence ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📝 Spiritual Memoir 👁️ Constant Awareness

Letters by a Modern Mystic 86%

One man's experiment in asking God's will every waking minute, and the heaven it unlocked.

by Frank C. Laubach 1937

4.40

971 ratings

🕊️ Practicing The Presence ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📝 Spiritual Memoir 👁️ Constant Awareness

Gravity and Grace

by Simone Weil • 1947

The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.

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🕊️ Christian Mysticism 📖 Philosophical Theology 🧘 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Redemptive Suffering 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Gravity and Grace 86%

The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.

by Simone Weil 1947

4.26

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Mysticism 📖 Philosophical Theology 🧘 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Redemptive Suffering 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence

by James W. Goll • 2006

Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.

4.22

281

🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🕯️ Christian Mysticism 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 💞 Divine Intimacy 🍞 Fasting And Prayer

The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence Summary

The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence 86%

Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.

by James W. Goll 2006

4.22

281 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🕯️ Christian Mysticism 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 💞 Divine Intimacy 🍞 Fasting And Prayer

Secrets of the Secret Place

by Bob Sorge • 2000

The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.

4.49

2k+

🕯️ Christian Devotion 💞 Intimacy With God 👂 Hearing God 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines

Secrets of the Secret Place 86%

The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.

by Bob Sorge 2000

4.49

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Devotion 💞 Intimacy With God 👂 Hearing God 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines

New Seeds of Contemplation

by Thomas Merton • 1962

Your ego is a fiction that flees reality. Your true identity waits in God, beyond thought.

4.27

9k+

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🏺 Self-Emptying 🪞 Spiritual Identity 🍂 Detachment

New Seeds of Contemplation 86%

Your ego is a fiction that flees reality. Your true identity waits in God, beyond thought.

by Thomas Merton 1962

4.27

9k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🏺 Self-Emptying 🪞 Spiritual Identity 🍂 Detachment

Entering the Castle

by Caroline Myss • 2007

The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.

4.06

2k+

✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Union 🔍 Inner Work ⛪ Contemplative Christianity

Entering the Castle 86%

The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.

by Caroline Myss 2007

4.06

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Union 🔍 Inner Work ⛪ Contemplative Christianity

Worship

by A.W. Tozer • 2017

A blunt prophet dismantles the Sunday show and restores worship to its terrifying, joyful center.

4.39

674

🙌 Worship Theology 🕯️ Devotional Theology 🔥 Spirit-Led Worship 🌅 Everyday Faith ❤️ Heartfelt Devotion

Worship 86%

A blunt prophet dismantles the Sunday show and restores worship to its terrifying, joyful center.

by A.W. Tozer 2017

4.39

674 ratings

🙌 Worship Theology 🕯️ Devotional Theology 🔥 Spirit-Led Worship 🌅 Everyday Faith ❤️ Heartfelt Devotion

The Knowledge of the Holy

by A.W. Tozer • 1961

A diminished God creates a diminished soul. The repair is doctrine that awakens awe.

4.41

29k+

🔥 Divine Attributes 🏛️ Classical Theism 🙇 Reverence And Awe 📜 Evangelical Devotion 📖 Theology Proper

The Knowledge of the Holy 86%

A diminished God creates a diminished soul. The repair is doctrine that awakens awe.

by A.W. Tozer 1961

4.41

29k+ ratings

🔥 Divine Attributes 🏛️ Classical Theism 🙇 Reverence And Awe 📜 Evangelical Devotion 📖 Theology Proper

Beginning a Praying Life

by Paul E. Miller • 2019

Prayer isn't a discipline to master. It's showing up messy, empty-handed, letting God do the rest.

4.39

295

🛐 Prayer And Devotion 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🤲 Surrender And Trust 💞 Intimacy With God

Beginning a Praying Life 86%

Prayer isn't a discipline to master. It's showing up messy, empty-handed, letting God do the rest.

by Paul E. Miller 2019

4.39

295 ratings

🛐 Prayer And Devotion 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🤲 Surrender And Trust 💞 Intimacy With God

Encountering God Through Dance

by Saara Taina • 2012

Your body can heal, fight, and worship: the Spirit-led dance that reclaims what the enemy stole.

4.32

💃 Liturgical Dance 🙏 Body Prayer 🎨 Arts Ministry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare ✨ Divine Healing

Encountering God Through Dance 86%

Your body can heal, fight, and worship: the Spirit-led dance that reclaims what the enemy stole.

by Saara Taina 2012

4.32

68 ratings

💃 Liturgical Dance 🙏 Body Prayer 🎨 Arts Ministry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare ✨ Divine Healing

Practical Sufism

by Phillip Gowins • 2010

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

3.63

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice 🧭 Spiritual Guidance 🌊 Ego Dissolution

Practical Sufism 86%

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

by Phillip Gowins 2010

3.63

32 ratings

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice 🧭 Spiritual Guidance 🌊 Ego Dissolution

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Study Guide

by Donald S. Whitney • 1994

Eight spiritual practices that train the soul, and why the first one matters most.

4.28

266

📖 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Protestant Spirituality 📚 Bible Study 🙏 Prayer Practice ⏳ Daily Devotions

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Study Guide Summary

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Study Guide 86%

Eight spiritual practices that train the soul, and why the first one matters most.

by Donald S. Whitney 1994

4.28

266 ratings

📖 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Protestant Spirituality 📚 Bible Study 🙏 Prayer Practice ⏳ Daily Devotions

Eternal Echoes

by John O'Donohue • 1998

Celtic wisdom reframes longing as the soul pulling you toward belonging, not a void to escape.

4.42

1k+

🍀 Celtic Wisdom 📖 Spiritual Essays 🕯️ Soul Work 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Nature Mysticism

Eternal Echoes 86%

Celtic wisdom reframes longing as the soul pulling you toward belonging, not a void to escape.

by John O'Donohue 1998

4.42

1k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Wisdom 📖 Spiritual Essays 🕯️ Soul Work 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Nature Mysticism

Union with God

by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen • 2019

Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.

4.63

🕊️ Catholic Mysticism 🇪🇸 Spanish Mysticism 📖 Mystical Theology 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🔥 Spiritual Purgation

Union with God 86%

Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.

by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen 2019

4.63

59 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Mysticism 🇪🇸 Spanish Mysticism 📖 Mystical Theology 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🔥 Spiritual Purgation

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