A Cup of Comfort Book of Prayer: Stories and reflections that bring you closer to God

by James Stuart Bell, Susan B. Townsend

When life throws us curve balls, prayer is often our greatest consolation. In A Cup of Comfort Book of Prayer , ordinary people just like you share the prayers that have brought them closest to God. From Psalm 23 and the Sermon on the Mount to the inspiring words of Anne Bradstreet and St. Francis of Assisi, these are the prayers that people turn to when they most need God's help, people such In this blessed little volume, bestselling authors James Stuart Bell and Susan B. Townsend have collected fifty heartwarming stories of the power of prayer in our lives—a power upon which you can draw to strengthen your resolve, lift your spirits, and sustain your faith, through good times and bad.

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

James Stuart Bell is the owner of Whitestone Communications, a literary development agency. He consults with numerous publishers, represents various authors, and provides writing and editing services. He has previously served as executive editor at Moody Press, director of religious publishing at Doubleday, and publisher at Bridge Publishing. He also has more than one hundred books with cover credit. He coauthored the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible (more than 300,000 sold) and numerous other Christian guides in that series for the Penguin Group. He has also contributed numerous Christian volumes to the best-selling Cup of Comfort series by Adams Media.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn’t what I expected. Some of the stories are marginally about prayer, but the stories are short making them good as a devotional. I have enjoyed the “His Mysterious Ways” more.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful stories about the power of prayer!

[Keatlaretse Sepheko · Rating 5 out of 5]

very inspirational stories that tells us that God do exist!