How Strong Women Pray
Bonnie St. John
Faith Words, November 2007
$16.99 US, ISBN 0446579262
Prayer will fix it…
How do you pray? Do you speak with God like He’s sitting right next to you and you’re having a conversation with Him? Do you go in your prayer closet and cry out to Him or do you speak out loud?
When do you pray? Do you find yourself calling out to God only in the midst of your trials and tribulations, or do you praise Him at all times, during the good and the bad seasons of your life? I believe there really is not a wrong way to pray, as long as you pray.
In How Strong Women Pray, Bonnie St. John, an amputee who overcame many obstacles, going on to become an Olympic skier and silver medalist, not only shares her struggles and successes in life, but also how prayer plays a vital role in her life.
Wanting to know how prayer played a part in the lives of others, St. John interviewed many women of different races, religions and creed. Some of the women were famous and some, not so famous. Readers are allowed an intimate peek into the prayer lives of such notables as Maya Angelou, Barbara Bush, Vonetta Flowers, and Kathie Lee Gifford, to name a few.
In a recent interview with Natalie Morales of NBC’s The Today Show, St. John talks about How Strong Women Pray and “how it can give you strength as well as help you heal.”
Normally, when I am enjoying a book, I find myself racing through the pages trying to find out what’s going to happen next. But this was not the case with this book. I was so moved by the stories that I found myself re-reading passages, and sometimes even chapters, making notes, and yes, even stopping to pray when certain aspects of the stories spoke to my inner being.
How Strong Women Pray is a powerful testimonial of God’s grace and mercy, and will only enhance the lives of all who read it. I will recommend this to everyone I know.
- Renee Williams, All the Buzz