{"id":146551,"date":"2012-02-09T21:22:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T02:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/40-days-to-peace-and-union-with-god\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:49:19","slug":"40-days-to-peace-and-union-with-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/40-days-to-peace-and-union-with-god\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Days to Peace and Union with God"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"146551\" class=\"elementor elementor-146551\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4103dcc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4103dcc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0417c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0417c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sub-title serif text-center large-text-left\" style=\"text-align: left;\">A Journey in Prayer Through the Daily Gospels<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the tradition of his popular Bible study devotional, <i>The Better Part<\/i>, Fr. 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This life-changing resource will allow you to follow the Holy Spirit\u2019s lead along the path of holiness, encounter the Real Presence of our Lord, and cultivate a greater love of neighbor in your heart. You will find a simple and specific structure for prayer and handy tips on developing a sacred time and space for prayer. Features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A three-step guide to daily mental prayer with short\u00a0explanations<\/li>\n<li>The five R method for meditative prayer (Who knew it could be so easy?)<\/li>\n<li>Daily inspirations from Scripture and the saints to stir the thirsty heart in prayer<\/li>\n<li>Reflections to help you develop a truly personal relationship with God<\/li>\n<li>Introspective questions to help you converse with God and \u201cgo deeper\u201d in your faith journey<\/li>\n<li>How to persevere in prayer even during difficult times and make resolutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daily meditation keeps your faith lively, supple, and relevant. 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