Shortly after A Short and Easy Method of Prayer was written, Madame Guyon was imprisoned for 7 years because her prayer styles unsettled the established church of the time. The author wrote ...to induce the world to love GOD and to serve Him with comfort and success, in a simple and easy manner.... Little did she know that after her death in 1717 her little treatise would be published and read worldwide. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer teaches the importance of: · Respectful silence. · Seeking Him with fidelity and love. · Patience in prayer. · Collecting yourself inwardly. · Total abandonment of self to God.