Table of Contents
Introduction xi
1 Can a Swear Be a Prayer? 1
2 Ho-Hum Prayer 3
3 A Nod to Prayer 5
4 The Pi of Prayer 7
5 A Way in a Manger 9
6 Bargain Basement Prayer 11
7 Pass the Torch 13
8 Praying the Hours 15
9 Fighting Words 17
10 Individually Wrapped 19
11 In Praise of Praise 21
12 Spitefully Yours 23
13 Praying Windows 25
14 Group Hug 27
15 The Rosary River 29
16 XXOOXO 31
17 The Old Ticker 33
18 The Last Roundup 35
19 Celebrity Facts 37
20 The Man of the House 39
21 Postured Prayer 41
22 Make Me Better 43
23 In Too Deep 45
24 Psalm Your Heart Out 47
25 Hope of Heaven 49
26 Stepping Out 51
27 Heavy Lifting 53
28 Praying for Success 55
29 Road Trip 57
30 For the Love of (Saint) Mike! 59
31 Thanks for Nothing! 61
32 Just Passing Through 63
33 Cold Molasses 65
34 Hardly or Heartily? 67
35 Hard Little Pew, I Love You! 69
36 Eternal Rest 71
37 Loves Me, Loves Me Not 73
38 Poetry of Prayer 75
39 Mary 77
40 Mini-Martyrdom 79
41 Whine and Dine 81
42 Platinum Prayer 83
43 The Big Dig 85
44 Inheritance Prayer 87
45 Home-Cooked Prayer 89
46 The Prayer Compass 91
47 Running Water 93
48 Inner Traffic 95
49 Connecting Prayer 97
50 Childish Ways 99
51 Downright Difficult 101
52 Praying the News 103
53 You've Got the Power! 105
54 Pharisee Within 107
55 What Does Prayer Do? 109
56 Emergency Kit 111
57 Cleanliness 113
58 Prayer Patterns 115
59 Just a Drop 117
60 The Inside Story 119
61 You Had Me at Hallow 121
62 Whatever He Wills 123
63 Daily Bread 125
64 No Trespassing! 127
65 Lead Us Not 129
66 Seal of Approval 131
67 All's Fair 133
68 Homely 135
69 You Are Here! 137
70 No Pain, No Gain 139
71 I Am Cinderella! 141
72 Just a Line 143
73 Zen and Now 145
74 Friend or Faux? 147
75 Taken for Granite 149
76 Can a Sinner Pray? 151
77 The First Date 153
78 Happy Returns 155
79 Life-Giving Faith 157
80 Are We There Yet? 159
Appendix: Prayers 161
Index of Themes 167
