Reader Writes: ‘Prayers of a Stranger’ Brings Healing to Personal Sorrow

Karen writes: 

Recently I pulled out Prayers of a Stranger  and began reading. It happened to be a slow morning at the store where I work and didn’t have too many customers. I couldn’t put it down,

Well, I did put it down, though, because the customers wanted to pay for their wares–how dare they interrupt me!

Anywho (a made up word, I know) the book touched my heart and brought back memories to my mind. You see, I lost three babies to miscarriages and had some of the same things said to me about getting over the loss. The loss is always there — I know how old those children would be if I had been able to carry them to term and I know what their birthdays would have been.

You so eloquently put into writing the sorrow and healing and I like that you didn’t have it happen overnight. It takes time and I felt that time in your book. How wonderful that you took it and interspersed it with Christmas and birth of our Lord.

Your book brought back so many memories that I can remember without feeling the full pang of what we went through with each loss of our heart. Ahhh, such are the things I think about as I read. Thank you for writing this book. You touched my heart!

Dear Karen,

I am so very sorry to learn of the hardship you and your family have experienced, and yet I am indeed so very, very pleased to know that my story resonated with your heart and your walk. I wish you and yours every blessing, and thank you for writing such a beautiful note.