The Book of Tiny Prayers

My first book, The Book of Tiny Prayers, is finally ready.

When I began blogging in 2011, I had a few ideas about what I wanted to do, where I wanted the writing to take me. I’ve wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. But you know, the saying goes - “Tell God your plans and watch Him/Her laugh.” Based on the relationship God and I have, I thought the first book was supposed to be very different. I thought the book was going to be a mashup of the blog posts.

I was wrong.

God had a different idea.

Some of these prayers were posted on my timeline years ago. They were posted out of love. There was an immediate response. A friend of mine told me to gather these and hold on to them. Others wanted them in a book. Instead, I held them close.

I decided I would gather all them. I let them sit for four (4) years. Then I started writing the book. I wrote. I wrote the book at least three times. It just felt off. I kept writing and re-writing. But it wasn’t the book. I wasn’t listening.

One evening, I surrendered to the idea that the prayers were the first book - that while I could choose another path, it wouldn’t be the right one. So I gave in. The prayers and the surrounding thoughts were written in a weekend in 2015.

Then I quietly put it away.

I came back to it yearly. I debated. I wondered “who am I to create a prayer journal?” It’s a massive undertaking, right? I mean, I’m on the hook here with God and people searching for God. Prayer and God are serious topics. There was the voice of doubt. I should’ve known that the devil likes to stay busy. But I was yielding to that position. It’s that voice that tells you that you’re unworthy. And this is the trick - we all think we’re unworthy when we’re not. The world tells you you have to be perfect to fellowship with God. The world tells us we have to have to have it all perfect before we put our work out there. The world is ready to close in on us with the first mistake. I was listening to this. I was afraid. I’m not perfect. I’m not a model Christian. I’m just me but I love God fiercely. We’re friends.

All of those doubts were a lie. I know that now. I also know I needed to let this sit and that now is the time to give it to you.

I’ve combed this journal over and over. These tiny prayers. The prayers of only a whisper through tears. Prayer has saved me. My faith has saved me. This little journal saved me. After months of not looking at it, I would pick it up and it would sing to me in my doubt. It would strengthen me. It’s been speaking to me since I wrote it - loudly. The work chose me and I’m thankful.

The work always chooses us.

Now I offer this work to you.

This journal is meant to be a place to pray. To leave your thoughts. A paper altar. A place to keep your dreams and concerns. It’s a journal for people of all faiths. A book to share with friends and loved ones. Something to mill over in the mornings or in the late nights. I hope to see what you’re doing with your journals.

You can purchase The Book of Tiny Prayers via pre-sale here.

Please know you’re enough. Know that God wants to have a conversation with you. Know that God believes in you.

I pray this work will be a blessing and that you’ll share it with others.

Pray for others. Pray for yourself. Pray with me. Pray with others.

Remember, I’m praying for you and with you too.

With love and humility,

Raegan