Praying for Strangers: An Adventure of the Human Spirit
By (Author) River Jordan
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin USA
7th March 2012
United States
General
Non Fiction
Prayer and prayer books
Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works
Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice
204.3
Commended for Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Nonfiction) 2012
Paperback
352
Width 130mm, Height 193mm, Spine 23mm
274g
What if there was something you could do-something simple, yet so powerful-that could positively influence others and change your life in the process Critically acclaimed author River Jordan discovered that very thing... As 2009 approached, both of River Jordan's sons were about to go off to war-one to Iraq and the other to Afghanistan-and she was planning a family reunion to see them off. All River could do was pray for her sons' safety and hope to maintain her strength, until she unexpectedly came upon the perfect New Year's resolution-one that focused on others instead of herself. She would pray for a complete stranger every single day of the year. In Praying for Strangers, Jordan tells that the discovery that she made along the journey was not simply that her prayers touched the lives of these strangers (in often astounding ways), but that the unexpected connections she made with other people would be a profound experience that would change her life forever.
River Jordan is a critically acclaimed novelist and playwright. She speaks around the country on the "Passion of Story," and produces and hosts the radio program ClearStory from Nashville, Tennessee, where she makes her home.