A PRAYER GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN
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The Art of Praying God
How to Speak, Write, and Pray from the Heart for Christian Women
The Art of Praying God
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Prayer does not need polished words. It begins when you turn toward God.
If you have ever stood in your kitchen, sat in the car or lain awake at night and not known how to start praying, this book is for you. The Art of Praying God is a gentle, practical prayer guide for Christian women who want to speak, write and pray from the heart, without copying someone else’s words and without feeling behind.
Across ten clear chapters you will learn how to pray whether you are new to prayer or coming back to it, how to find your own words, how to write a prayer, how to pray out loud, how to pray with the Bible, and what to do when prayers seem to go unanswered. You will also see how prayer looks across Christian traditions and how to build a simple prayer practice that fits real life, from busy mornings to hard seasons.
Illustrated with calm one-line drawings of everyday moments, in a 6 x 9 in paperback to keep by your bed, on the kitchen counter or in your bag. A thoughtful gift for a friend, a mother, a sister or a women’s Bible study group.
Key details
This option
- Format
- Printed Book
- Language
- English
- Production time
- 3–5 business days
- Dimensions
- US Trade · 6 × 9 in · 15.24 × 22.86 cm
- Cover type
- Soft
- SKU
- HN-TAOP-EN-E1-PB-BWSTD-060UW-M
About this product
- Author / Creator
- Diane R. Bennett
- Publisher
- Hearts Notes
- Pages
- 300
- Chapters
- 10 chapters
- Published
- 2026
Recommended for
Made for: Women Adults Available as: Ebook PDF + EPUB Printed Book Good for: Personal reflection Prayer journaling Guided writing Gift giving Journey: Grow Together Topics: Prayer & Devotion Spiritual Reflection Faith & Encouragement Occasions: Everyday
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The Art of Praying God
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Does this sound familiar?
You want to pray, and you do not know how to start.
You have stood in your kitchen, sat in the car or lain awake at night and not known how to begin. Maybe you worry that you are behind, or that your words are not good enough.
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I do not know how to start praying.
Chapter 1 asks what prayer really is, and offers a few prayers to begin with.
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I never find the right words.
Chapter 2 is about finding your own words, with sample prayers for ordinary days.
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I want to pray out loud, but I feel foolish.
Chapter 4 covers the fear of sounding foolish, and praying at the dinner table, in the car and at a child’s bedside.
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My prayers seem to go unanswered.
Chapter 8 asks what happens when prayers go unanswered, and what it means to keep praying.
Prayer does not need polished words. It begins when you turn toward God.
How it works
Three ways to use it.
Begin with what prayer means, try a short practice, and come back to it.
Begin with what prayer means
Ten chapters start with what prayer really is, then move to finding your own words, writing a prayer and praying out loud.
Try a short practice
Chapters include short practices, such as “A Few Minutes to Practice” and “Five Minutes to Become Comfortable with Your Voice”.
Read it your way
The ebook gives you the PDF, with the same 300 pages as the printed edition, and an EPUB that adapts to your phone or e-reader. Or hold the printed softcover.
Who it’s for
This book is for…
If you have never felt sure how to begin, or you want words that sound like you, this book was written with you in mind.
Christian women new to prayer
For a first prayer, without copying someone else’s words.
Women coming back to prayer
When prayer has gone quiet and you want to begin again.
Mothers and families
Prayers for the dinner table, the car and a child’s bedside.
Women’s Bible study groups
A thoughtful gift for a friend, a mother, a sister or a study group.
FIND YOUR OWN WORDS
TEN CLEAR CHAPTERS
A BOOK TO KEEP CLOSE
In short
What this book offers
- Find your own words, write a prayer and pray out loud.
- Pray with the Bible, and keep praying when prayers go unanswered.
- Ten chapters and 300 pages, as an ebook (PDF + EPUB) or a printed softcover.
- See how prayer looks across Christian traditions.
Inside the book
What is inside The Art of Praying God
A clear look at the ten chapters and the short pages inside each one.
Chapter 1 What Is Prayer, Really? 11 pages
- What Prayer Means
- Prayer Is Not a Performance
- Ordinary Words Belong in Prayer
- Prayer Belongs in Ordinary Life
- Your Relationship with God Comes First
- Speaking and Silence
- Prayers We Receive and Prayers We Speak
- Prayer Does Not Give Us Control
- A Few Prayers to Begin With
- A Few Minutes to Practice
- Before the Day Gets Away from You
Chapter 2 Finding Your Own Words 3 pages
- Sample Prayers for Ordinary Days
- Practical Exercises
- The Relief of Being Known
Chapter 3 How to Write a Prayer 8 pages
- A Written Prayer and a Diary Entry
- A Simple Framework for Writing
- Giving the Prayer a Little More Shape
- The Family Lens
- Sample Prayers
- Practical Exercises
- When Writing Feels Difficult
- Leaving the Words on the Page
Chapter 4 How to Pray Out Loud 11 pages
- The Difference Between Thinking, Writing, and Speaking
- The Fear of Sounding Foolish
- Beginning in a Quiet Room
- When Your Family Is Listening
- At the Dinner Table
- In the Car
- At a Child's Bedside
- When Someone Is Sick
- Sample Prayers for Speaking Aloud
- Five Minutes to Become Comfortable with Your Voice
- Closing Reflection: The Sound of a Mother's Voice
Chapter 5 Asking, Thanking, Confessing, and Listening 8 pages
- The Magnetic Notepad
- Asking
- Thanking
- Confessing
- Listening
- Short Prayers for the Four Postures
- The Four-Square Note
- When the Balance Shifts
Chapter 6 Praying with the Bible 11 pages
- Reading to Learn and Reading to Pray
- The Psalms Give Us Somewhere to Begin
- Bringing a Verse into an Ordinary Day
- When Someone Is Sick
- Letting the Bible Shape the Words We Use
- When the Words Feel Too Far Away
- Sample Prayers from Scripture
- A Five-Minute Practice: The One-Verse Prompt
- Reading with Children
- Finding a Passage When You Need One
- The One Sentence You Can Carry
Chapter 7 Prayer Across Christian Traditions 7 pages
- The Orthodox Tradition
- The Anglican Tradition
- The Catholic Tradition
- The Protestant Tradition
- Sample Prayers for the Household
- Practical Exercises
- Closing Reflection
Chapter 8 What Happens When Prayers Go Unanswered? 5 pages
- When the Answer Is No
- When Our Children Ask Why
- Prayers for the Days We Do Not Understand
- Five Minutes with an Unanswered Prayer
- When We Keep Praying
Chapter 9 Creating Your Own Prayer Practice 5 pages
- Finding Prayer in the Day You Already Have
- Sample Prayers for Ordinary Moments
- Making Room for Prayer Without Making Another Chore
- Practical Exercise: Finding Your Three Prayer Pockets
- Closing Reflection: Turning Off the Lights
Chapter 10 Praying Through the Seasons of Life 10 pages
- Prayer in the Years When Everyone Needs Something
- When the Children Begin to Leave
- The Quiet House
- When the Caregiver Becomes the Daughter
- When Your Own Body Changes
- When the Seasons Overlap
- The Scriptures We Carry Through the Years
- Prayers for the Changing Seasons
- A Five-Minute Look at the Season You Are Living
- Closing Reflection: The Prayer That Continues
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Reader reviews
4.9 out of 5
· 7 reviews
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I'll be honest, I was skeptical because prayer books usually just give you somebody else's fancy words to repeat and then you feel bad that yours dont sound like that. This one does the opposite. "Prayer is not a performance" — chapter 1 — and then it actually shows you how. I've been writing one prayer a day in a notebook for two weeks now and some of them are three lines and ugly and thats fine. Files came in my email within a minute. Very glad i bought this.
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I'm 61 and my mother lives with us now, so chapter 10 ("when the caregiver becomes the daughter") was like someone had been watching my life. I read it twice. This book assumes you're tired, not that you need to try harder, and that was a relief. Gave my sister a copy for her birthday and she texted me from her kitchen crying. If you're in a hard season and every prayer feels like a chore, this helps.
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My daughter is 7 and has started asking to pray at bedtime by herself and honestly I was running out of things to say after "thank you for this day." The pages on praying at a childs bedside gave me actual words. Also the one-line drawings are so pretty and calm, she likes looking at them while I read. Kept it on the nightstand. Short chapters, easy to pick up for 10 mins after shes asleep.
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The content itself is genuinely lovely and exactly what I needed — chapter 2 especially, about finding your own words instead of borrowing someone elses. Only reason for 4 stars is the PDF. I wanted to print it and put it in a binder since I write all over things and the file is 9 MB and the margins are set up for reading on a screen, so my printer cut off the edges. Had to shrink to fit and then the text was tiny. Not a dealbreaker at all and I still recomend it, just get the printed copy if you're a pen-and-paper person like me.
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Bought 6 copies for our womens study group and handed them out at the end of the spring session. Every single woman came back the next week having read ahead, which has never happened with anything else we've picked. Chapter 3 on writing a prayer is the part everyone keeps bringing up. We're using the prompts as our opening exercise now. Print quality is nice too, matte cover, decent paper, feels like a real book not a printout. One of the ladies already ordered 3 more for her sisters. 10/10
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Downloaded this at 11pm while sitting in the hallway outside my 4 yr olds room lol. The chapter on praying out loud at the dinner table got me. I have always done the "quick silent bless it" thing because I was scared of sounding dumb in front of my husband and his parents. We prayed out loud together as a family last tuesday and nobody laughed at me. That's a big deal in this house. The epub opened fine on my phone, PDF on my laptop also fine. Definitely more than I expected for 10 dollars.
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I'm 54 and I've been a Christian my whole life but prayer has always felt like something other people are good at. Chapter 8 on unanswered prayers is the reason I bought this and its the reason i'll keep it. My mom was sick for 3 years and I never once felt like my praying "worked." This book doesn't try to fix that, it just sits with you in it. I cried at the page about when our children ask why. Arrived in 5 days, packaged well, no bent corners. Thank you for writing something that didnt make me feel behind.
Questions about this product
I do not know how to start praying. Is this for me?
Yes. It is a gentle, practical prayer guide for Christian women who are new to prayer, coming back to it, or never felt sure how to begin. It starts with “What Is Prayer, Really?” and builds step by step.
I run out of words, or I feel I am praying wrong.
The book says prayer does not need polished words. Chapters on “Finding Your Own Words” and “How to Write a Prayer” give you sample prayers, a simple writing framework and short exercises, so you speak from the heart without copying someone else’s words.
I feel embarrassed praying out loud, especially around my family.
There is a whole chapter on it: “How to Pray Out Loud”, with pages on the fear of sounding foolish, praying at the dinner table, in the car, at a child’s bedside and when someone is sick, plus a five-minute exercise to get comfortable with your voice.
Which should I choose, the ebook or the printed book?
Both have the same 300 pages and both are on this page. The Ebook (PDF + EPUB) is instant: your files arrive by email right after payment, to read on a screen or print at home. The Printed Book is a softcover with a matte cover on 60# white paper, printed to order and shipped free with tracking. Pick the ebook to start today or to print yourself; pick the printed book to hold, write in and keep.
Is there a printed book? Where is it printed, and how long until it arrives?
Yes. Choose “Printed Book” on this page: a 300-page softcover (perfect bound), US Trade size (6 × 9 inches), printed in black and white on 60# white paper, with a matte cover. It is printed in the country closest to you. Our print partner, Lulu, has print facilities in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, India and the United Kingdom. For example, if you order from the USA, the book is printed and shipped locally. The printer is chosen automatically, so we cannot promise one specific country. It is made to order, so allow 3–5 business days for production, then shipping. Shipping on printed books is free and tracked, to the US and to international destinations. Customs or import duties in your country are not included.
What about prayers that seem unanswered?
The book covers praying with the Bible and what to do when prayers seem to go unanswered. It also shows how prayer looks across Christian traditions.
Can I build a prayer habit with a busy life?
Yes. It ends with a simple prayer practice that fits real life, from busy mornings to hard seasons.
Is it a good gift?
It is a thoughtful gift for a friend, a mother, a sister or a women’s Bible study group. Choose the Printed Book, a 6 × 9 in softcover with a matte cover, easy to keep by the bed, on the kitchen counter or in a bag, or the ebook if the gift is for someone who reads on a screen.
What do I get with the ebook, and how do I receive it?
Nothing is posted. After payment you receive an email with your download link: one PDF (the same pages as the Printed Book option on this page, for a computer, a tablet or printing at home) and one EPUB (adapts to the size of your screen, for a phone or an e-reader app), plus your license document.
Can I read the ebook on a Kindle, an iPhone or an iPad?
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Standard covers up to 2 people in total, including you. Unlimited Use covers everyone in your licensed group, such as a family, a class, a church or a study group. With both, you can read, print and share the file within the people covered. You cannot resell it or post it publicly. The license is for this one title.
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Yes. There is a free preview on this page, so you can see the pages and the style before you decide.
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