Called to Prayer by Linda Evans Shepherd

  
There are many non-fiction prayer books written and published. "Called to Pray" by Linda Evans Shepherd is one of the special ones. This book is extremely inspiring. In each chapter are personal experiences about someone in some sort of struggle. For example, there is a coughing and choking incident, a weather catastrophe, money problems, wedding problems and accidents. In these stories, there is a person who has this strong urge to pray for the one in trouble. It is like God or God's Holy Spirit personally taps them on the shoulder and says "pray now!"

I liked these personal examples. I also liked the petitions at the end of the chapters. The prayers seem like ones I have needed in the past or might need in the future. The prayers are short. Although not lengthy, these prayers are also examples of praises to God, and they also point to our weaknesses, places in our lives that still need pruning. In one prayer, the person asks for God to use them in the lives of other people. Since I am one who likes many tiny bits of scriptural references in my book, this book is perfect. There are scripture references at the beginning of the chapter and throughout the chapter.

Since I liked the Bible translation used in Call to Pray, I wanted to know which Bible Linda Evans Shepherd used while writing the book. It took a while to find the translation. I wish the Bible translation had been easier to find and not in such small print. However, the Bible translation chosen made old scriptures look new and were far more easier to understand than the ones written in my present Bible. I am reminded of Romans 9:27-28. It is in the chapter entitled Name Tag Prayer.

I am left thinking of the Introduction. In Colossians 4:2, I spotted my idea of a three step plan: devotion, watchfulness and thankfulness. I am grateful to have been given this wonderful book of prayer with so many exciting examples of answered prayer. It has been a special gift during the Advent season. www.Call2Pray.com,
bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/called-to-pray

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