This collection contains prayers of contemplation, meditation, mealing, blessing, and forgiveness from ancient and modern sources. Ignatius of Loyola once wrote: "Everything that one turns in the direction of God is prayer." This omni-directionality is evident in chapters on telling God's greatness, intimacy with God, all our relations, making a channel of God's peace, prayers for protection, gratitude, life here and hereafter, and the peace that passes all understanding. The Gift of Prayer is a wide-ranging and well-assembled resource for all those on a spiritual journey.