Birthed in Prayer: Pregnancy As a Spiritual Journey

by Kim Barker

Among the scores of books written for expectant mothers, few recognize pregnancy as the spiritually exciting, challenging time that it is. The authors of BIRTHED IN PRAYER understand that the mother is formed and transformed by these nine months almost as much as the baby! BIRTHED IN PRAYER is a practical guide to the divine mystery in one of life's most common miracles.

Genres: Faith, Parenting

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

During the beginning of Lydia's pregnancy I devoured What to Expect, the Girlfriend's Guide, and nursing books, so when I got pregnant with Gloria I felt I should be reading up but wasn't interested in all (after all I was now an expert-haha). So I was pleased when my aunt gave me this book. It has several wonderful insights-the one I will keep closest to me is how we are offering our children hospitality, even our bodies (I wasn't all that excited about another year of nursing at first). I didn't participate in all of it-going over my own life story, dealing with deep stuff and healing (most of my pregnancy reading has been on the light side), but I really enjoyed slowly reading it over these past nine months and definitely recommend it.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a lovely book, even though it didn't really speak to what I've needed during this pregnancy. I still appreciated it and think it's well done.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Timely book for me that focused on pregnancy as a journey on multiple levels- physical, emotional, and spiritual. Very solid use of Scripture and supportive text.