Adventures in Prayer: Praying your Way to a God You Can Trust by Sharon Connors

Adventures in Prayer ... When I bought this, I was put off at first about the subtitle: Praying Your Way to a God You Can Trust. But the truth is, our deep seated beliefs about God were formed when we were children. Often, our imaginations created God in the image of our parents or guardians. If these people could not be trusted, how could we extend the trust to God?

I read recently that trust is one of the first things we are taught, and one of the last things we learn, and especially the ability to trust God. (Taken from God Hunger, by John Kirvan.) It is so true! 

Worse than parents who can't be trusted is the image of a God who cannot be, which was often fostered by early experiences in church. 

It's no secret that the faith of many people was destroyed by churches that presented God as angry and vengeful, ever-ready to punish and cast (most of the world) into an eternity of burning Hell. 

In this book, Sharon Connors helps believers to believe in a bigger, kinder God who is the solution to our problems. She encourages people to create a prayer space in their homes and to pray regularly. She uses affirmations and releases, which feel a little too new-agey to me, but apart from that, she gives much sound advice about prayer and forging a closer relationship to God.