Bedside Prayers

This is the book to turn to when you need comfort or want to pray and the words won't come. It helps you take that deep breath that you need and find comfort in the words shared by other people who have felt what you feel. "A Midnight Conversation with God" is one of my favorite reflections within the collection of poems. Highly recommend this book to all -- even those who typically wouldn't consider "religious" books. This is a book about finding solace for your soul and inspiration for your spirit.

This book is a collection of prayers written by famous people. It is very comforting and thought provoking. It would make a nice gift for someone going through a rough time.

I do, indeed, keep this little book by my bed and reach for it morning, noon and night. The prayers/poems are wonderful, uplifting, inspiring and calming. When I go to bed frazzled, reading the nightfall prayers and poems always helps to calm me. The book is divived into five sections: Inspiration, Comfort, Reflections, Nightfall and Morning. One of my favorite poems is "Poet's Prayer" by Kate Robinson: In you through whom all things speak, use me please to sing your song.

This anthology is filled with spiritually comforting & inspirational passages--BUT I appreciate that it does NOT have a Christian/Scripture bent. The passages are short paragraphs or poems (not long essays & stories like the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series) I work in the "helping professions" and find reading this a great way to stay centered & effective before working with difficult clients. I suspect folks in recovery would really enjoy this book. I bought this book for my 89 year old grandmother who is homebound and marked favorite passages to share with her. I am a real person, not a publisher trying to sell copies of this book.

With its cozy quilt theme, Bedside Prayers is right at home on the bedside table--ready for reading, meditating and praying before sleep. Each contribution is short and accessible, with topics touching on silence, love, aging, darkness and light, blessings, simplicity and much more. Cotner's title may refer to our bedroom hours, but her collection contains thoughts readers can cherish throughout the day.