Biography century greatest one past prayer warrior

Today I have a pleasure to welcome Jared Brock to Flowing Faith as a guest blogger. Jared is the author of A Year of Living Prayerfully, a humorous travel memoir about prayer. He is the cofounder of Hope for the Sold, an abolitionist charity that fights human trafficking one word at a time.

Jared is happily married to his best friend, Michelle, whom he first kissed in the seventh grade.

Here&#;s Jared:

I recently traveled 37, miles around the world on a modern-day prayer pilgrimage.

Biography century greatest one past prayer warrior of the day

I met the Pope, danced with rabbis, visited monks, walked on coals, and revived my prayer life. I discovered a world of prayer traditions across the Judeo-Christian faith family, and dug into the history of our family’s greatest prayer warriors.

Here are ten I discovered along the way.

1. Francis of Assisi

Francis, the patron saint of ecology, was a nature-loving monk, and his followers have founded dozens of hospitals and universities.

He’s one of the few saints revered in all three major branche