Woman’s Book
of Prayer
Woman’s Book
of Prayer
365 Blessings, Poems,
and Meditations
Becca Anderson
Copyright © 2019 Becca Anderson.
Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.
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Woman’s Book of Prayer: 365 Blessings, Poems, and Meditations
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2018965823
ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-777-4, (ebook) 978-1-63353-802-3
BISAC category code: REL087000 RELIGION / Prayer
Printed in the United States of America
To my mother, Helen, who taught me to pray. Love eternal.
Saying “thank you” creates love.
—Daphne Rose Kingma
Table of Contents
New Year, New Beginnings, New You
Learning to Love Yourself in the Same Way You Love All Others
The Greatest Thing and the Hardest Thing
Giving Thanks for Family and the Women in Your Life
Conclusion: Prayer Is Essential to Your Life
Prayer Circles: Let’s Be Grateful for Each Other and Be Grateful Together
Foreword
How Do Women Pray?
Women’s prayers take many forms—some obvious, others subtle…and occasionally surprising.
We bow our heads and close our eyes as we pray for blessings, protection, and healing. Often, we drop to our knees as we seek to know God’s will. Sometimes we look up—to the clouds, to the moon, to the sunrise or sunset, to find spiritual connection with Heaven above.
Many of us quiet our bodies and our minds in meditation—searching for our higher selves, the indwelling God, the inherent goodness that resides deep inside.
And perhaps most importantly, we often gather with kindred spirits, fellow seekers, to pray in community—for we know that the Kingdom of God isn’t just within us, it is among us. Wherever two or more are gathered, God is there. We find the wisdom, guidance, security, strength, insight, meaning, comfort, and love that we yearn for whenever we pray together.
This slender volume you hold in your hands is a wonderful collection of prayers by and for women—old and young, from many walks of life, from near and far, from past and present. In gathering this collection, the author invites you to add your own prayers, too.
In joy!
BJ Gallagher
Author of If God Is Your Co-Pilot, Switch Seats and coauthor of Your Life Is Your Prayer
Introduction