Power of prayer

 Itdoesn’tmatterwhatageyouare,whatyourmarital

statusis,whattheconditionofyourbodyandsoul,orhow

longyouhaveorhavenotbeenabeliever—ifyouarea

wroteitformyselfasmuchasIwroteitforyou.That’s

thaneasy,complexratherthansimple,potentially

fromHiminallthattime,yetIneedthisbooktoo.Infact,I

becauseI’mlikeyou.ManydaysIfindlifedifficultrather

exhilarating.Oftenit’smorelikeastrong,hot,drywindthan

theLordformorethan43yearsandIhavenotfallenaway

woman,thisbookisforyou.I’vebeenadevotedfollowerof

dangerousratherthansafe,andexhaustingratherthan

itisasoft,cool,refreshingbreeze.


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