Table of Contents
Prologue: The Prayer List ix
1 God Doesn't Give Bicycles 1
2 Surrounded by a Cloud of Prayer 9
3 Like Riding a Bicycle 13
4 Prayer Perseveres 21
5 Amazing Grace 29
6 One of the Family 33
7 Merciful Prayer 37
8 Come, Lord Jesus, Be Our Guest 43
9 Tradition as Family Prayer 47
10 "Don't Ever Stop Praying" 53
11 Four Muslim Families 57
12 Praying Like Children 65
13 Reading Scripture as Family Prayer 71
14 Holy Water, Candles, Eggs, Coffee, and Linen 75
15 Singing Prayers 81
16 Praying in a Crisis 85
17 My Grandmother's Letters 93
18 Juan and Kana 99
19 Praying a Family into Being 103
20 Car Prayers 109
21 Rita and Gulaine 113
22 "She Was Wearing a Blue Dress!" 119
23 A Pink Box 123
24 Statues and Icons in Family Prayer 127
25 Praying with Dead Family Members 135
26 "A Breakthrough from Soul to Soul" 143
27 Door to Door 149
28 Two Toms 155
29 Praying with a Mother's Heart 165
Epilogue 169
Acknowledgments 171
About the Author 172
