The Need and the Blessing of Prayer

Karl Rahner stands in a long line of great Christian theologians who were likewise great teachers of prayer. He is acknowledged as the rare theologian whose writings speak to the "ordinary" Christian.

In The Need and the Blessing of Prayer, Father Rahner views the human person as essentially one called to prayer. By encouraging people to "pray in the everyday" -- to pray regardless of the desire or mood of the moment -- Rahner's theology of the prayer of everyday life challenges us to surrender ourselves to God so that God dwells at the very center of our lives.