Come Away and Rest A Guide to Personal Spiritual Retreats Find Peace in His Presence
A Guide to Personal Spiritual Retreats COME AWAY and REST
Alyson Pryor gently guides you on a healing, life-giving path of spiritual renewal through personal retreats of silence, solitude, and intentional rest. This thoughtful guide offers step-by-step instructions for customizing six types of personal retreats that you can practice from anywhere. Whether you’re new to the idea of retreats or looking for fresh guidance, this book will be a nurturing companion for your spiritual growth.
ALYSON PRYOR
In Come Away and Rest , you will find:
• guidance for how to prepare for a personal spiritual retreat, • step-by-step instructions for crafting six personal retreats, ranging between six hours to several days, and
January 27, 2026 264 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1122-5 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $21.99 REL012120 RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth
• wisdom for re-entering life after a retreat.
Pryor’s reflections lead you through the deeper purpose of resting in God’s presence—a practice that isn’t just restorative but essential.
ALYSON PRYOR is a trained marriage and family therapist and a certified spiritual director. She holds degrees in psychology from both the University of Southern California and Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Seminary. She currently serves as a staff spiritual director and adjunct faculty member at Biola University.
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“. . . an urgently needed resource to gently guide us into Jesus’ habit of coming away to be with his Father.” —JEN POLLOCK MICHEL, author of Teach Us to Want and Surprised by Paradox
Alyson Pryor not only shows us the importance of times of solitude, silence, and rest; she shows us just how to go about it in practical and specific ways. This is a book for our time.” —ED STETZER, dean of the Talbot School of Theology
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