About Powerful Prayers and Psalm 23: The Practical Mystic’s guide to three Christian prayers: The Lord is my Shepherd, The Lord’s Prayer and Bless the Lord, O My Soul:
How should we pray to God? And when should we listen? Modern Mystic Henry Thomas Hamblin shares his meditative study of three of the most powerful and enduring prayers in the Christian tradition in a previously un-published collection.Known in his time as the Saint of Sussex, Hamblin’s approach to these prayers is similar to the ancient contemplative Christian practice of Lectio Divina, where we begin our prayer with a clear and still mind, listening as much as speaking to God.In Powerful Prayers and Psalm 23, Henry Thomas Hamblin will:Lead you into the heart of Psalm 23 (The Lord is my Shepherd) and reveal its affirmations of abundance, healing, infinite supply and life eternalProvide insights into traditional Christian prayers through the lens of practical mysticismEncourage gratitude with a study of Bless the Lord, O My Soul, Psalm 103, in praise and thanksgiving for all that we receiveGuide you through an interpretation of The Lord’s Prayer which sheds new light on familiar words, helping you to experience its meaning as if for the first timeThis unique approach to the power of prayer will not only reveal the hidden invocations of Psalm 23, Psalm 103, and The Lord’s Prayer but will also equip you with a new way of praying to help bring you closer to living in the presence of God.
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Author Bio:
HT Hamblin, 1873-1958, was a spiritual teacher and writer based in England, whose message and vision were straightforward and pragmatic. He believed that the spiritual life and the practical, everyday life were inseparable. His teachings centred around the power of thought and the importance of meditation to draw on the inner power, wisdom and love that we all have deep within us. HT Hamblin referred to this as “the Secret Place of the Most High” in the days before the concept of meditation became well known.
After establishing a successful business as an optician in London, HT Hamblin went on to write a number of spiritual books and a popular magazine called Science of Thought Review, with a wide international subscriber base. HT Hamblin was colloquially known as HTH, and later ‘The Saint of Sussex’. Whilst his teachings leaned towards esoteric Christianity, his philosophy was truly universal, embracing the truths of all faiths. The emphasis of his message is on finding the power of spirituality within us all, in the context of our everyday lives, rather than religion. As a young man, he reacted against the dogma of his strictly religious upbringing and believed that religion often divided people, while spirituality united people.
He experienced poverty and ill health in his early life and served in the First World War, but it was the death of his young son in 1918 which caused him to reach rock bottom and give birth to his vision. His teachings came from a place of pure empathy and compassion for humankind.