Naked Prayers Book
In Naked Prayers, singer-songwriter Mara Measor shares a series of authentic prayers through words, doodles and songs. Imagine the book of Psalms penned in New York City, that the writers liked to doodle, and that they had access to a professional Manhattan recording studio to lay down these songs of intimate meditation.
According to Mara, “This is not a how-to-pray book, this is a how-I-have-really-prayed book.” Her prayers are honest and open; she celebrates her triumphs, laments her inadequacies, and cries out for help when everything turns dark.
Naked Prayers contains 86 prayers taken from 13 months of Mara’s life when she was 24 years old, a fresh college graduate in New York, and is framed by four stages:
Following
Fretting
Falling
Finding
"Use these prayers in whatever way emboldens you to wipe the dust off your own mirror and get naked before your maker. May they welcome you into a quiet place where you have the freedom to be fully yourself before God."
In Naked Prayers, singer-songwriter Mara Measor shares a series of authentic prayers through words, doodles and songs. Imagine the book of Psalms penned in New York City, that the writers liked to doodle, and that they had access to a professional Manhattan recording studio to lay down these songs of intimate meditation.
According to Mara, “This is not a how-to-pray book, this is a how-I-have-really-prayed book.” Her prayers are honest and open; she celebrates her triumphs, laments her inadequacies, and cries out for help when everything turns dark.
Naked Prayers contains 86 prayers taken from 13 months of Mara’s life when she was 24 years old, a fresh college graduate in New York, and is framed by four stages:
Following
Fretting
Falling
Finding
"Use these prayers in whatever way emboldens you to wipe the dust off your own mirror and get naked before your maker. May they welcome you into a quiet place where you have the freedom to be fully yourself before God."
In Naked Prayers, singer-songwriter Mara Measor shares a series of authentic prayers through words, doodles and songs. Imagine the book of Psalms penned in New York City, that the writers liked to doodle, and that they had access to a professional Manhattan recording studio to lay down these songs of intimate meditation.
According to Mara, “This is not a how-to-pray book, this is a how-I-have-really-prayed book.” Her prayers are honest and open; she celebrates her triumphs, laments her inadequacies, and cries out for help when everything turns dark.
Naked Prayers contains 86 prayers taken from 13 months of Mara’s life when she was 24 years old, a fresh college graduate in New York, and is framed by four stages:
Following
Fretting
Falling
Finding
"Use these prayers in whatever way emboldens you to wipe the dust off your own mirror and get naked before your maker. May they welcome you into a quiet place where you have the freedom to be fully yourself before God."
Reviews:
“Life is messy and complicated, and so is keeping your faith intact when things turn south. Mara’s honest journey to encounter God, punctuated by her original music, is a must read for anyone who has wondered if God really cares.” — Susan Diamond, Founder of Prayables
“Mara has written a delightful book on the honest nature of prayer, longing and connection with God. A fresh, honest, hopeful and whimsical vision of what it looks like to walk with God in these cynical times.” — Jon Tyson, Founding Pastor of Church of the City and Author of The Burden is Light
“Though the title is bold, Naked Prayers, is written with delicacy and gentle understanding. Mara Measor’s story is truly a lesson by confession, one that everyone will appreciate. As the leader of a multi-faith community, I see a spirited universality in the book and album, doodles and all.” — Rebekah Lyons, Author of Freefall to Fly
“Hauntingly beautiful and soft in tone, the songs have been written to correspond with the prayers and are incredibly raw in their honesty... The only word I can think of to describe Naked Prayers is ‘authentic’, which seems a little too Christianese-y for a project that’s so cliche free.” — Christian Today
“Mara Measor’s Naked Prayers reads like a modern Psalter. Faith. Triumph. Doubt. Confession. More doubt. Celebration. Like king David of Israel, Mara sheds the thin veneer of a plastic faith and vulnerably reveals the honest rhythm walking with the Creator. If you want cliched and Christianeze answers to life, then this book isn’t for you. But if you want an authentic and honest reflection on the valleys and mountaintops of the Christian journey, then you won’t be able to put this book down.” — Preston Sprinkle, Vice President of Eternity Bible College and Author of People to be Loved
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