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To Pray and to Love

Roberta Bondi examines how prayer fits within the Christian commitment to love God and one's neighbour. Many readers want to pray but struggle to make sense of it theologically, and others doubt that God will sustain them through deep personal suffering. Drawing on the writings of early Christian thinkers, the book takes up these questions directly and offers a way of understanding prayer as a source of comfort and love. It is written for anyone who wants firmer footing for their devotional life.

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