The Light of His Presence: Prayers to Draw You Near to the Heart of God

Anne Graham Lotz

Oct 2020 · Sold by Multnomah

About this ebook

ECPA BESTSELLER • CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The beloved Bible teacher and daughter of Billy Graham shares a rich treasury of her personal prayers to guide you into deeper, more intimate daily conversations with God.
 
Why is it that as soon as we bow our heads to pray, we start thinking of other things we need to do? How do we make time to pray in the middle of our busy lives? And how do we know what to say and how to say it? 
 
Like many of us, Anne Graham Lotz has struggled with prayer. Over the years, she discovered that writing out her prayers draws her into deeper, more intimate conversations with God. The Light of His Presence offers forty of these tender, honest prayers for real-life situations as an invitation to deepen your own prayer life through worship, confession, thanksgiving, and intercession. You’ll be encouraged to lean more fully into God’s promises through this power-packed devotional resource, which includes inspiring quotes from Christians throughout the ages and also has space to journal your own words to God.
 
As Anne writes, “My prayer for you . . . is that God will use my struggle with prayer to help you overcome yours. And that, as a result, you will be drawn nearer to the heart of God.”

Ratings and reviews

If, like me, you struggle with praying, you are not alone! This wonderful, scripture-centered book is for those of us who have a hard time praying, want to learn to pray better, or may be in life situations in which the words just don’t seem to come out. The author shares briefly in her beautiful conversational style how she has worked through challenges she has faced when praying. Included is a collection of some of Anne Graham Lotz’s own prayers for many occasions, quotes from scripture or from other Christians, and places to include one’s own prayers. As she writes in the introduction, “The purpose (of prayer) is to develop an intimate, personal relationship with the One who loves you, gave Himself for you, and longs for you to live in the light of His presence.” These heart-felt prayers can be starting places for our own prayers or complete in themselves. I could learn from each of the prayers and the helps she includes at the back. The prayers include many circumstances, such as prayers for our country, the body of Christ, salvation of family members, wisdom, personal and national confession, and repentance. They are honest and open, humble and worshipful. This is not a book to simply take home and put on the shelf. It can be used, over and over, as I see many prayers that I will use repeatedly. It is a book to keep an extra copy or two of, as there are people in our lives we will want to share it with. If one purchases an ebook version, I would suggest bookmarking the list of scripture references in the back to have it readily available. Prayer is one of the absolute greatest privileges we have as Christians! I see this as a prayer book, as a gift from a woman who wants us to grow closer to Our Father, one that is destined to become a modern classic. I highly recommend this to anyone who appreciates relevant prayers, prayer suggestions, and all who want to live “in the light of His presence.” From a thankful heart: I received an eARC of this excellent book from the publisher and NetGalley, and this is my honest review.

About the author

Anne Graham Lotz—called “the best preacher in the family” by her father, Billy Graham—is an international speaker and the bestselling and award-winning author of numerous books, including Jesus in Me and Just Give Me Jesus. Anne is the president of AngeL Ministries in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the former chairperson for the National Day of Prayer.