Mcminn Summary

Then, McMinn (2007) acknowledges the spirituality perspective on prayer. The author points out that prayer allow for the capacity to experience God through prayers which is the center of Christian spirituality (McMinn, 2007, p 87). McMinn (2007) makes it clear that people often overemphasize petition prayer and neglects prayer as worship; therefore it is important to remember that prayer is “also an act of worship, a way of celebrating God’s character and gracious provision,” (p 88). The author describes the importance of worship has on spirituality of requiring one to deeply reflect on their needs and God’s provision, insights that comes naturally while in the moments of quietness (p.88-89). McMinn (2007) highlights the implications for bring the spirituality side of prayer into the counseling process. The first implication is that spiritually transforming power of prayer requires time and disciplined training that not only takes place within the session but outside the session as well (McMinn, 2007, p 89). The second implication is that spiritually sensitive counselors may have to teach some of their clients about prayer, which can be done by giving the clients prayer homework …show more content…
McMinn (2007) also provides information on the types of prayer and their order of risk of being misused in