Gifts of the Season: PRAYING FOR STRANGERS ~ An Adventure of the Human Spirit
PRAYING FOR STRANGERS: An Adventure of the Human Spirit (Berkley Hardcover, April 2011) by author, mother, radio personality, and speaker River Jordan
At the start of 2009, River Jordan’s sons were both about to go off to war in Iraq and all River could do was pray for their safety. To assuage her sense of powerlessness over her sons’ deployments, River made a New Year’s resolution to pray for one complete stranger every single day for a year.
River discovers that thinking of others in this way freed her from her own anxieties. More than that, she learns that people are thirsty for connection, for human interaction, and the warmth of knowing they are being thought of—even by a stranger. River Jordan’s small revolution is something we can all try, especially this Holiday season. Its power is contagious.
The book can be found online at Penguin.com or Amazon.com for $24.95 and at bookstores near you.
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