Praying with Eyes Wide Open: A Life-Changing Way to Talk with God

Often we view prayer as an activity reserved for a certain time, in a certain place, offered in a specific way. But Scripture encourages us to pray continually. This exhortation is an opportunity for prayer to permeate every aspect of our lives--when we're alone or in a crowd, when it's quiet and when it's chaotic, when we feel like it and when we don't.

Praying with Eyes Wide Open shows us how to make continuous prayer a natural part of our lives rather than something on our daily spiritual checklist. It helps us encounter God in new ways as we learn to

- open our eyes to see his presence and the world around us
- open our ears to hear his voice
- open our hearts to experience freedom and power as we pray
- and open our lives as we pray for and with others

Anyone desiring a richer, more transformative prayer life will welcome this fresh take on conversing with our Creator.

Sherry Harney is an author and a speaker who serves as the leadership development director at Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. She is also the cofounder of Organic Outreach International. For over two decades Sherry has spoken for local, national, and international groups and events. She focuses on prayer, spiritual formation, leadership, and organic outreach.

Kevin G. Harney is lead pastor of Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. He is the author of several books, including Reckless Faith, Empowered by His Presence, and the Organic Outreach series, as well as more than eighty small group guides, curriculum, and numerous articles written in partnership with Sherry. He also does extensive teaching and speaking both nationally and internationally.

Sherry and Kevin have coauthored several books and have partnered with writers such as Ann Voskamp, Max Lucado, Nabeel Qureshi, Bill Hybels, John Ortberg, Mark Batterson, Christine Caine, Gary Thomas, and Dallas Willard in writing small group study guides.