Customer Reviews

Bedside Prayers

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This anthology is filled with spiritually comforting & inspirational passages--BUT I appreciate that it does NOT have a Christian/Scripture bent. The passages are short paragraphs or poems (not long essays & stories like the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series) I work in the "helping professions" and find reading this a great way to stay centered & effective before working with difficult clients. I suspect folks in recovery would really enjoy this book. I bought this book for my 89 year old grandmother who is homebound and marked favorite passages to share with her. I am a real person, not a publisher trying to sell copies of this book.

With its cozy quilt theme, Bedside Prayers is right at home on the bedside table--ready for reading, meditating and praying before sleep. Each contribution is short and accessible, with topics touching on silence, love, aging, darkness and light, blessings, simplicity and much more. Cotner's title may refer to our bedroom hours, but her collection contains thoughts readers can cherish throughout the day.

I do, indeed, keep this little book by my bed and reach for it morning, noon and night. The prayers/poems are wonderful, uplifting, inspiring and calming. When I go to bed frazzled, reading the nightfall prayers and poems always helps to calm me.

The book is divived into five sections: Inspiration, Comfort, Reflections, Nightfall and Morning.

One of my favorite poems is "Poet's Prayer" by Kate Robinson:

In you through whom
all things speak,
use me please
to sing your song.

This book is a collection of prayers written by famous people. It is very comforting and thought provoking. It would make a nice gift for someone going through a rough time.

I loved this book so much I had to have June as a guest on The Real Dr Doolittle Podcast Show With Val Heart. June Cotner is so passionate about animals and spirituality. I learned so many beautiful things from her. You won't be able to put it down.

I was given this book as a gift and have enjoyed it so much that I got two to give as gifts. It is a lovely way to start and end the day with one of these prayers.

I found several very inspirational writings in this book, which is divided into categories. I would recommend it to those looking for collections of various inspirational writings sorted by topics.

The book is in fairly good condition. There is some yellowing of the pages but it is consistent. Maybe this is the way the book is made to look like. I would have liked a little more substance to the prayers and poems . Over all I am satisfied

I ordered two of these books and they were described as new and they were.
I was very pleased with both of them. Thank you!

This is the book to turn to when you need comfort or want to pray and the words won't come. It helps you take that deep breath that you need and find comfort in the words shared by other people who have felt what you feel. "A Midnight Conversation with God" is one of my favorite reflections within the collection of poems. Highly recommend this book to all -- even those who typically wouldn't consider "religious" books. This is a book about finding solace for your soul and inspiration for your spirit.