I have enjoyed a few books by Anne Graham Lotz, and I always find them to be encouraging, comforting, and convicting. I have been wanting to work on improving my prayer life, so I was eager to begin reading The Light of His Presence. This book is a collection of 40 prayers on different topics such as worship, loneliness, deliverance, strength, and confession. At first, I was thinking that this book would not be useful because it wasn’t a how to or self-help book about prayer. But as I read and meditated on the prayers provided, I realized that these prayers could help direct my own prayers and serve as prayer prompts. I would read a prayer, and then expand on that topic with a prayer of my own. This is not a book to be read quickly, but one to slowly soak in each prayer and apply it to daily life. It could also be used as a reference where you look up a topic, and then use the prayer that goes along with that topic.

This is an example of the prayers included in this book:

A Prayer to Stay Focused:

“True, Living Lord,
I acknowledge that You are Lord. Lord of the universe, Lord of this planet, Lord of this nation, Lord of this city, Lord of this community, Lord of my life…You are Lord of Lords. I thank You and praise You, O Lord, for Your blessings and Your grace.
I humbly confess that I too often give more weight to the pressures and stresses around me than to Your sovereign plan and awesome power. I seek out worldly wisdom rather than turning to Your perfect wisdom. I boast in my own strength rather than leaning on Yours. I tend to lose my focus on You.
Lord, help me never forget that, in a world of confusion, You are the Way. In a world of political correctness, You are the truth. In a world of death, You are eternal Life.
As I refocus on You and Your Word, give me wisdom to make decisions that are right. Give me courage to stand against that which is wrong. Give me patience to navigate my relationships with grace and truth, reflecting the light of Your love in a way that brings life to all I encounter. Give me everything I need so that others may see Jesus in me.
O God, I pray for these things not because I deserve them but because You have invited me to boldly ask for Your blessing in the name of Your Son, Our Savior – Jesus.
Amen.”

If you are looking to work on your prayer life, this would be a valuable resource. I am going to be using it alongside of the new Inspire Prayer Bible. I will read a prayer, expand on the prayer, and then do some relevant Bible journaling.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Like many of us, Lotz often found prayer to be difficult. She had problems with concentration and consistency, often being distracted. And she had trouble with content. How could she pray day after day without being repetitive?

Lotz discovered that setting her alarm for an earlier time and writing out her prayers were keys to a deeper, more intimate conversation with God. She has included forty of those prayers in this book. She has tried to include the four elements of worship, confession, thanksgiving, and intercession, in each of these prayers.

In case we run out of content for our own prayers, Lotz has included a couple of excellent Appendixes. One identifies our blessings, food for praising and thanking God. The other is on sins, helping us identify our own for prayerful confession.

I am happily impressed with Lotz's prayers. She beautifully weaves into them Scriptures and phrases from well known hymns. She expresses heartfelt desires praise God, to see friends and family saved, to see the nation healed, to be stripped of pride, to show God's love to others, and much, much more. Each prayer is a lesson in spiritual transformation.

I highly recommend this book. If you've struggled with prayer like I have, you will find example, inspiration, and encouragement to develop a more consistent and deeper prayer relationship with God.

Lotz writes, “My prayer for you...is that God will use my struggle with prayer to help you overcome yours. And that, as a result, you will be drawn nearer to the heart of God.”

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

I was fortunate to be able to obtain a prerelease online copy of Anne Graham Lotz’s latest book, The Light of His Presence. I often feel I spend more time reading about prayer than I do praying. Anne’s prayer titles speak to the reader (A Prayer to Stay Focused), not a start at Prayer One and move on up kind of book, although it could be. Select the prayers that speak to you daily or at a particular time in your life.

I look forward to having the hard copy in my hands, so that I can add notes, highlight and add specifics about my life, family, and friends. Thank you Anne for this book which is needed now more than ever. We all need to be united in prayer for our nation, our world and ourselves.

I find prayer to be a delight but also sometimes I struggle with finding the words to pray most times, it's easier for me to study scripture than to pray about myself to The Father but I am learning, slowly but surely the way. For that reason and a few others ( I have read other books by Anne Graham Lotz and enjoy them a lot.) I was excited to read The Light Of His Presence.
In The Light Of His Presence by Anne Graham Lotz I am reminded of whose daughter I am and that in prayer it's more than alright to after the worship of God to let him take over the message, prayer is a two way street that has no dead end but one that is everlasting because I can see in the prayers his presence and feel him there not just listening but also speaking back. This message is just what I needed at this time and it's a treasure to me.
I believe in the book there is a prayer example for every part of life, the ups and downs and all things in between. I am happy and grateful that they were shared with us and I recommend this book to all who also may sometimes struggle with prayer and need some guidance on how or what to pray about.
I give The Light Of His Presence five stars because I love it, will re read it and treasure it's message that we don't have to have the perfect words to pray to the perfect love that made us. All we have to do is start with worship and know not a moment of love that we spend with God, Jesus or The Holy Spirit is ever wasted. Amen.

The Light of His Presence by Anne Graham Lotz is a look at her own struggle with prayer. As she describes growth in her prayer life, she invites the reader to join in that search and growth. The individual devotional readings are well organized. Each one challenges the reader to examine their own prayer life. The entries do not have to be read in a particular order or in any time frame. I highly recommend this book by Anne Graham Lotz. She makes prayer real to her readers. and we can all improve our prayer lives.

I appreciate the opportunity to be on the launch team to review In the Light of His Presence by Anne Graham Lotz.
I was immediately drawn to the transparency of Anne in listing her challenges in her prayer time with God.
Her honesty was absolutely refreshing and amazing. I felt like she and I were having a personal conversation about the struggles of prayer time.
Because of her honesty and simplicity it will cause the reader to become more open in their struggles of prayer as well.
The format was well organized. Easy to read and comprehend. The sectional footnotes were extremely helpful. As I was reading I had the thought of going to the back of the book and read the scripture references for that chapter and then read the chapter. This would deepen the understanding for the content and context of the scripture as formatted in the chapter prayers she wrote.
The pages filled with incorporating scripture into praying is such a wonderful help and source.
Writing down our own prayers will be such a help to each reader and depending on the content, a great treasure to pass on to our children and grandchildren. Also a great teaching opportunity to pass on to them as well.
I do believe this is the answer so many Christians have been looking for in increasing and improving their prayer time.
Lastly, because of Anne’s honesty, this will inspire others to confess their own shortcomings in prayer and help many to deepen their intimacy with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

This book is a treasure, one that you will want to keep close by. Written by Anne Graham Lotz, beloved bible teacher, speaker, author and daughter of Billy Graham, this book offers forty beautifully written and biblically-based prayers along with inspiring quotes designed to enhance one’s devotional time. The Light of His Presence was born out of Anne’s own struggles with prayer, especially with all of the noise and distractions found in today’s busy world. As a person who has endured many difficulties, hardships and losses in her lifetime, Anne offers these intimate prayers drawn from her own real-life situations so readers can apply them to theirs. This compilation of prayers, which cover a wide variety of topics and situations, all include four main elements: worship, confession, thanksgiving and intercession. It is no doubt this book will serve as a valuable and useful devotional tool to help readers develop a richer and more meaningful prayer life.

I have just started this book, The light of His Presence, and as usual Anne Graham Lotz does not disappoint!! Such a timely resource as we are all praying for our families, jobs, health concerns and our nation. Anne has a way to simply but powerfully express what we are all thinking and praying for, Very thankful to have this book as a resource for my prayer time.

What a privilege it is to read Anne Graham Lotz thoughts on the topic of prayer. My soul was deeply touched by her adoration & worship of our Heavenly Father. Recognizing Him first is the key to understanding what a mighty God we have, a God who loves and cares about each of us, a God who is mightier than any problem or situation we face, and finally our loving Heavenly Father who Knows us better than we know ourselves. He can see the big picture of our lives that we cannot see. Anne gently reminds us of so many spiritual truths we may lose sight of in the midst of day to day life. The book, The Light of His Presence;: Prayers to Draw You Near to the Heart of God, is a refreshing look at the topic of prayer.

The prayers themselves are so oriented towards God I immediately feel a connection speaking directly to God as if the words in print are what my heart wanted to speak. Wonderfully written and put together, definitely something I will use for years to come! The scriptures and saying/quotes are inspiring and well placed. This book in whole is absolutely written with love and a true connection with God and a true blessing to read and be apart from it!!

Beautifully written prayers, for any season of your life that God has you in. Anne's prayers will help you get started to more meaningful prayers in your own prayer life.

For such a time as this...

If you are weary or feel stuck in a prayer or prayerlessness rut, you will find prayers to help kick start your prayer life.

Every page will bring you closer to the Lord.

Anne Graham Lotz's prayers are beautifully written, showing her love for the Lord Jesus and she gives us great insight on how to pray. Her prayer "A Prayer in the hardest of Times" has come to me when I needed it the most. My Momma recently passed away, she was my best friend, and this prayer has helped me to grieve and realize that even in the worst times Jesus still loves me even when I doubt Him. I thank Mrs Graham Lotz for helping me. I highly recommend the beautiful and helpful book of prayers to all!

Anne Graham Lotz is a talented writer and gifted teacher. I have enjoyed other books she's written. However, this book is so needed for this time we live in, and for myself personally as I enter a new season of widowhood. Her own experiences and tender words are balm for the aching, seeking heart. Anne has such depth of knowledge to share and such a heart for the Lord. Don't pass up this opportunity to learn from her and in so doing, deepen your relationship with the Savior!

Beautifully written book. It is a great help to for those times when unsure what pray or how to pray.
Anne Lotz has it it out of the ball park again with this book as she has with her other books.

This book will improve your Prayer life immensely. You can help others by reading this book about prayer!

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC for an honest opinion.

This is much more than a book of prayers. It is a book of inspiration to become closer to God and more honest with him. The prayers in this book deserve to be on your nightstand or by your reading chair for easy reference. Don't forget to read the appendixes. The challenges there may hit you with a two by four, but then again maybe you need it. I did.

I had the Kindle version. My only regret about that was that scripture between prayers was printed so lightly that they couldn't be read.

The Light of His Presence: Prayers to Draw You Near to the Heart of God by Anne Graham Lotz, is a beautifully written book that does as the title says… it draws you near to the heart of God.
In the introduction to the book, Ann shares that prayer was one of the greatest challenges in her Christian life and that she struggled primarily in three areas; concentration, consistency and content. She says that often when she bows her head to pray, her thoughts start to scatter and she starts thinking about other things. How often do we all do the same thing and then feel guilty? Or, do you find it hard to make time to meet with the LORD in prayer? Or, maybe we struggle with knowing what to say or how to say it. Ann tells us that she asked God to help her find victory in these areas and she shares ways that has helped her. She shares that writing down her prayers helps her to concentrate and know better what she wants to say, and she shares forty prayers that she has written. Ann begins her prayers with worship and includes scripture, which has been so helpful. I have shared many of these prayers with my family. I started my own prayer book, using some of her prayers as examples. She is helping me with what God has helped her.
I love this quote from Ann, “the purpose of prayer is not just to get answers. The purpose is to develop an intimate, personal relationship with the One who loves you, gave Himself for you, and longs for you to live in the light of His presence”.
I highly recommend this book.
Thank you ,NetGalley and WaterBrook & Multnomah, for allowing me to read, review and give my own opinions.

What beautifully written book! Her prayers, written for different times and seasons of life, will help guide your heart and mind to the throne of God. The author incorporates scripture among her prayers, and there’s much to learn about the attributes of God all throughout these prayers. Anne Graham Lotz has given us a book to keep near and read at the times when our heart needs comfort and encouragement. She also gives some great instruction about how to make our own times of prayer more meaningful, and gives suggestions on how to write out our own prayers. Although I read an this as an ebook, I’d love to have it as a print copy for my bookshelf. This book would make a wonderful gift.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

This is a book that you will treasure! It is beautifully written and I wrote out so many of her prayers. This is a book I highly recommend and it would make a wonderful gift. Thank you WaterBrook & Multnomah via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.