TY - BOOK AU - Kurichianil, John AU - Kurichianil,John TI - Before Thee Face to Face: Prayer: A Biblical Perspective U1 - B67.5 PY - 2015/// CY - Kappadu, Kerala PB - St. Thomas Benedictine Abbey N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; 1. Israel a Praying community Israel a community ...........17 Israel a praying community ............22 The church a praying community .............26 2. Prayer as standing before God The community standing before god in all circumstances ...................30 Individuals standing before God in all circumstances .............54 3. Prayer as Standing with others Standing before god in order to stand with others .........108 Standing with others in order to stand with god ...................132 Luke the evangelist of prayer and the humanist ..............157 4. Praying for others 5. Prayer as the expression of Honesty Honesty towards God ......204 Honesty towards life ..............216 Honesty to others ..............224 6. Prayer as the Expression of Faith Prayer an act of Faith .......230 Perseverance in Prayer ............239 Prayer not for Show ............248 7. Prayer as the Expression of Obedience Obedience a condition for prayer ............259 Self-surrender in Prayer ..........271 ER -