Prayers that Sing & Stir the Heart - Softcover

In exemplary fashion — with characteristic diligence, compassion, wisdom, humility, and effectiveness — W. Sibley Towner has fulfilled his vocational call to Christian ministry through his many contributions to theological education. Sib's public prayers were always delivered from the heart, revealing his deeper sensitivities and commitments. Yet they were also works of theo-poetical craftsmanship — carefully designed to focus minds and imaginations in lifting up shared praises, joys and sorrows, and petitions to the Deity. Sib's prayers could be bold and provocative — though, as a man of peace and consistent benevolence, he never traded in guile, polemic, or anger. His prayers were eloquent, but did not waste words. They were typically succinct — even epigrammatic in their rhetorical strategy — exhibiting a delight in striking vivid, “well-turned” phrases that shone like gold jewelry (Proverbs 25:11). I can't imagine that the Divine addressee hasn't appreciated them, too.