This is a book to help you as you pray. Prayer is for all seasons, and all occasions; prayers new and old. Some you may welcome to see for the first time. Many of prayers in this book have their origin in the great traditional devotions of the Church. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, nourished by the holy lives and desires of countless faithful Christians, they come to help us in our turn to be a people close to our God. Like bread for hungry, like water for the thirsting, prayer brings strength and peace to the hours of our day and the years of our life. Prayers at the same time is a personal response to God's presence. Thus, before saying any of the following prayers, let the one who prays acknowledge God's presence and then open his or her heart in words of faith, hope, and love.