This handbook is a guide for those in the ministry of being a "prayer companion," a Christian called to walk alongside others in daily prayer with Scripture, gently walking with them as they notice and express how God is at work in their lives. This book is born out of workshops and training programs beginning in the 1980s, guiding hundreds of people into this apostolic work of basic spiritual accompaniment through the practice of shared reflection. Now refined, professionally edited, and enriched with new material, such as guidance on the examen prayer, this updated edition remains faithful to its original spirit: offering a simple, effective, and life-giving way to form prayer companions who can nurture the gift of prayer in others, revive believers, and seekers.