In Constant Prayer by Robert Benson

I received a copy of In Constant Prayer by Robert Benson to review. It is part of The Ancient Practices Series. It is the first book that I have read in this collection and it was not what I was expecting. I thought from the title of the book that it would be more along the lines of prayer without ceasing, such as the Jesus Prayer. It was however, about praying the hours and Mr. Benson's personal story of how he prays the hours.
This book was a very hard book for me to get through and complete. Not because it is intellectually a difficult read, but to me it was very dry and it didn't capture my attention. I feel that Mr. Benson used to many personal stories and did not do the history or practice of praying the hours any justice. I would not recommend this book as a way to understand praying the hours. It would be ok if someone is interested to see how this practice has worked in Mr. Benson's life, but if someone is interested in praying the hours, I would simply recommend a praybook that contains the prayers of the hours.
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