When Life is Hard, Pray with Jesus: 50 Christian Prayers to Pour Out Your Heart and Find Peace Again

WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND THE WORDS, PRAYER CAN STILL BEGIN.There are days when anxiety tightens your chest, grief feels overwhelming, loneliness settles in, or faith begins to falter.You want to pray, but you no longer know what to say. Or perhaps you simply do not have the strength to search for the words.This book was written for those moments.When Life Is Hard, Pray with Jesus brings together 50 Christian prayers to help you pour out your heart and turn to Jesus amid the struggles of everyday life.A STRUGGLE ON THE LEFT. A PRAYER ON THE RIGHT.On the left-hand page, a few gentle words help you name what you are carrying and begin to lay it down.On the right-hand page, a prayer helps you bring it before Jesus, without complicated language, easy answers, or pressure to feel better before you are ready.You do not need to read this book from beginning to end. Simply open it to the chapter that reflects what you are going through today. Read slowly. Pause when a sentence speaks to you. Return to the same prayer as often as you need.FIND PRAYERS FOR THE MOMENTS WHEN YOU FACE: - Anxiety, sleeplessness, panic, and fear of tomorrow - Loneliness, rejection, and abandonment - Guilt, shame, and the struggle to forgive - Grief and life after the loss of someone you love - Betrayal, family wounds, and relationship difficulties - Money worries, uncertainty, and difficult decisions - Doubt, unanswered prayer, and anger at God - Illness, exhaustion, aging, and the fear of deathRooted in the words and scenes of the Gospels, these prayers offer a starting point for your own conversation with Jesus. You can make them your own, change a word, or let them lead you into a prayer that only you can speak.YOU DON'T NEED PERFECT WORDS.Come with strong faith or fragile faith, with a peaceful heart or a restless mind. Read an entire prayer, keep only one sentence, speak the name of Jesus, or remain silent for a while.FOR YOURSELF, OR FOR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT.If someone close to you is going through a difficult time, this book can be a thoughtful way to offer comfort and remind them they are not alone.READ IT ON ITS OWN OR WITH THE COMPANION BOOK.When Life Is Hard, Pray with Jesus can be read and used entirely on its own.It also accompanies When Life Is Hard, Jesus Speaks: one helps you hear Jesus' words in the midst of what you are going through; the other helps you respond and pour out your heart in prayer.Simply open this book where it hurts.