Comfort Prayers: Prayers and Poems to Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire

By June Cotner

"Thy fate is the most common fate of all. Into each life some rain must fall." --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This simple quote illustrates the truism that no one is immune from challenges in life. As a gift book or self-purchase, Comfort Prayers is a collection of prayers and poems that offers solace and encouragement.

At different times in life, everyone encounters sorrow, adversity, or a sense of being overwhelmed. Consider Comfort Prayers that motivating friend, wise inner voice, or soothing balm you can turn to when times get tough. The words within are the sage thoughts of those who have survived their own trials and then eloquently imparted their wisdom in the form of a prayer, poem, or prose.

Carefully chosen from more than 4,000 submissions from writers worldwide and more than 1,000 inspirational books, this timeless collection compiled by author June Cotner will bring hope, healing, and encouragement to its readers. Like June's successful inspirational collection Graces, this book is composed of 80 percent material from contemporary writers and 20 percent from classic and famous writers, such as Louisa May Alcott, William Wordsworth, and Eleanor Roosevelt. The result is a thoughtful collection that will calm the soul and lead to a path of healing and recovery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Release date: Sep 16, 2014
• ISBN: 9781449458546

June Cotner

June Cotner is the author of the celebrated Graces, Bedside Prayers, Get Well Wishes, Animal Blessings and Family Celebrations. She lives with her husband, two wayward dogs, and two stray cats in Poulsbo, Washington, just outside of Seattle.

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CONTENTS

Thanks

Letter to Readers

one

COMFORT

Where I'm Bound

Resilience

Precious Lord, Take My Hand

A Gentle Presence

Alone

The Angel Appears

It Was Just a Hug

All Things Pass

Changes

two

FAITH

Fostering Faith

I Have Lost Nothing

To Life

Dear God, Please Take My Hand

Believe

Faith

I Am Not Afraid

Release

Perseverance

Renewal

Trust God

Keep the Faith!

The Promise

three

COURAGE

Courage

What Counts

Endurance

Stepping Stone

The Sailor

Learn to Accept What Is

Give Me Courage

Splendor in the Grass

The Grasp of Your Hand

Don’t Wish Me Happiness

A Defining Moment

What Is Missing

four

HOPE

Who Would Have Hoped

Acceptance

Sometimes I Am Startled Out of Myself

Collecting Light

Just for Today

May We Never Give Up Hope

A Prayer for Hope

After the Pink Slip

Hope Is Our Instinct

Worry Balm

Hope

Beginning Again

five

HEALING

Pleasures

Going to a Special Place

Memo

Peace

Coin of This Realm

Celebration

Cry

Pain and Suffering

Cutting Our Hair Before Chemo

Bound Angle

When a Marriage Fails

Laughter and Fun

six

REFLECTIONS

Twilight

After the Funeral

When the Darkness Is Deep

Tomato Worms

Captains of Our Own Souls

Travel

Suffering Arrives with a Gift

The Puddle-Jumper

Trust Life

Winter Fields

Happiness

The Wisdom to Know

The Stone

Waiting

All Life Is an Experiment

If We Only Understood

Accepting the Worst

How Do You Recover from Disaster?

If I Had My Life to Live Over

seven

GRATITUDE

Strange Blessings

The Uncertainty of Life

Song

After the Epiphany

We Are Blest by Everything

The Present

Fertile Ground

The Dance of Life

Gratitude Waits Patiently

eight

INSPIRATION

Promise

Look to This Day

A Dog’s Outlook

Cherokee Saying

Your Strength

Jump!

I Shall Not Be Contained

A Miracle Is Coming

The Thing Is

The Presence of Sorrow

Brave and Happy Life

Constellations

Hope Rising

Spinning the Compass

Birth Is a Beginning

Permissions and Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also By June Cotner

THANKS

This book would not have come about without the support of a loving family; my dedicated agent, Denise Marcil; a talented and caring editor, Patty Rice; the backing of an enthusiastic publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing; and wonderful selections received from countless contributors.

I feel especially blessed by the joys of my family: my husband, Jim Graves; my daughter, Kirsten Casey; my son, Kyle Myrvang; and many dear relatives in my extended family—who all give me comfort in their own ways.

In all, more than 4,000 submissions were considered for Comfort Prayers.