A Shot of Prayer

David Winter’s hugely successful Espresso Bible (2007) has been followed by  Espresso Prayers.

This small book offers ‘little surges of renewal throughout the day’ for people perhaps unaccustomed to praying. No amount of coffee can meet the spiritual urge that rises in all of us, says the author, and there is often little time to connect with this.

But these prayers aim to show that prayer can be woven into our days, however, busy, in (to continue the metaphor) little ‘shots’.

There are some ancient prayers put into modern language, some new prayers in traditional style and some new reflections.

And there are prayers to meet with many of the challenges of modern life: prayers before interviews, for an exam, for breaking up and for making up.

Perhaps the most moving are the series of prayers for those facing illness, for going into hospital, and for the death of a child and other loved ones.

This book will be very popular with David Winter fans, and it is cheap enough and small enough to slip into a handbag and to carry around throughout the day.