If My People . . .: A 40-Day Prayer Guide for Our Nation

The books were additional books for a group use.

Ok as I used it for church series.

I have really enjoyed reading this book and praying for our country. It is the perfect size to go along with me.

Recently I had the pleasure of receiving a copy of the book If My People: A Prayer Guide for Our Nation to review. This lovely little book is a forty day journey of prayer for our nation. The focus of the book is religious freedoms. The author makes the point that many of our forefathers went to great lengths to protect the ability to worship freely, and now those freedoms are in jeopardy of being taken away for Christians.

While I found the forty daily devotions to be concise and easy to complete in a few moments, the true gems of this book lie interspersed between the weeks. Every few pages finds a special nugget of inspiration from such leaders a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Ronald Reagan. These beautiful little moments reveal to the reader the importance that these men placed on religious freedoms.

I found this to be a lovely book, and a great gift to give.

I am reading If My People, A Prayer Guide for Our Nation by Jack Countryman. This is a small hardcover book containing a 40 day prayer journey for our nation. Being that this is an election year in the United States I found this to be especially meaningful.

There is a devotion for each day that includes a short prayer, two different Bible passages and a short reflection. Sandwiched in-between these devotions are various articles and speech excerpts from former leaders of our country. Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower to name a few.

The devotion pages are decorated with a blue tinted picture of our flag with two monuments overplayed on it. Throughout the book are pictures of our country’s symbols along with pictures of some of our country’s leaders. The artwork is subtle, yet meaningful and doesn’t distract from the text.

I am enjoying reading the devotion for each day. it has got me really thinking about how much our country needs prayers right now. As I finish this book I have someone in mind that I want to pass it on to. I am hoping that person will pass it on when she finishes it also. This would make a really fine gift for someone.

This little book focuses on the basic needs of our country today. It enables a person to put into words the values we have enjoyed the past 200+ years.