Prayers Across the Centuries

Prayers across the centuries is a family album of remnants from the lives of God's people over years of struggle, victory, desire, and exultation.  Spanning Old Testament times through the twentieth century, this volume includes over 350 petitions, praises, and longings of people such as Abraham, Hannah, David, the apostle Paul, Jesus, the martyr Polycarp, St. Augustine, Catherine of Siena, the reformers Luther and Calvin, Abraham Lincoln, and Mother Teresa.Vinita Hampton Wright, a writer and editor, is the author of numerous books, including several Fisherman Bible Studyguides such as Angels and Proverbs: Wisdom That Works. She also conducts creativity and spirituality workshops at conferences and retreats across the country. Vinita and her husband, Jim, live in Chicago.