From the Song of Solomon to the lamentations of Job to the Magnificat of Mary, this book shows how these sacred passages reflect actual human experience and can guide us to the right prayer at the right time. With every verse, the authors compare the lives and times of biblical characters to real-life people today, revealing how each prayer can be applied to our lives. They also offer new, contemporary prayers along with each scriptural citation to help us find the wisdom and truth in these timeless words of supplication, adoration, thanksgiving, and celebration.Entertaining and enriching, full of insight both into biblical text and the spiritual challenge of modern life, 101 MOST POWERFUL PRAYERS IN THE BIBLE has the warmth and insight of a fireside chat with a deep and trusted friend. At the same time, it is a guide to the true effectiveness of prayer and to the greatest human achievement of all: to be able to speak directly to God, and to hear Him speak back to us.
