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We all pray . . . some.

We pray to stay sober, centered, or solvent. When the lump is deemed malignant. When the money runs out before the month does. When the marriage is falling apart. We pray.

But wouldn't we like to pray more? Better? Stronger? With more fire, faith, and fervency?

Yet we have kids to feed, bills to pay, deadlines to meet. The calendar pounces on our good intentions like a tiger on a rabbit. And what about our checkered history with prayer? Uncertain words. Unmet expectations. Unanswered requests.

We aren't the first to struggle with prayer. The first followers of Jesus needed prayer guidance too. In fact, prayer is the only tutorial they ever requested.

And Jesus gave them a prayer. Not a lecture on prayer. Not the doctrine of prayer. He gave them a quotable, repeatable, portable prayer. Couldn't we use the same?

In "Before Amen" best-selling author Max Lucado joins readers on a journey to the very heart of biblical prayer, offering hope for doubts and confidence even for prayer wimps. Distilling prayers in the Bible down to one pocket-sized prayer, Max reminds readers that prayer is not a privilege for the pious nor the art of a chosen few. Prayer is simply a heartfelt conversation between God and his child. Let the conversation begin.

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About The Author

Max
Lucado

Max Lucado is an author and contributing writer for CBN.com New York Times best-selling author, latest: Help Is Here (Thomas Nelson, 2022) Over 145 million books in print Senior Minister at Oak Hills Church where he has served the people for 32 years Max’s words have traveled the world in more than 54 languages via more than 145 million individual products, 92 million of those are books Dubbed “America’s Pastor” by Reader’s Digest Named one of the most influential leaders in social media by “The New York Times” Served 5 years as a missionary in Brazil BA in Mass Communications, Abilene

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