Prayers from a Mother's Heart

by Ruth Bell Graham (Editor)

A collection of prayers and devotions for mothers and grandmothers

Genres: Christian Non Fiction

96 pages, Hardcover

First published March 2, 1999

About the author

Ruth Graham was born in China; her parents were American medical missionaries at the Presbyterian Hospital 300 miles north of Shanghai. Ruth was a Christian from an early age. She graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois, where she met her future husband Billy Graham. They were married on August 13, 1943 in Montreat, NC when she was 23. Her husband became a full time evangelist preaching the gospel all over the world. She loved to move behind the scenes, away from the spotlight, and helped him craft and research sermons and even books. She wrote as an emotional release, while her husband was so often on the road. Ruth convinced Billy to move the family to Montreat, near her parents, when their first child was on the way. Her ministry flourished in the mountains of western North Carolina, where she built the family homestead and raised five children. Ruth and Billy were married over 65 years and had 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Ruth Graham died at the age of 87.

Reviews

[Sheila Metcalf · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read each page twice to fully grasp the individual woman and her experience. This little book of Prayers From A Mother’s Heart, is a wonderful collection of Godly women’s prayers for their children and grandchildren and it shows the love they had for them. The cottagecore artwork is beautiful, adding to its charm.

[Cheryl Licata · Rating 3 out of 5]

The beautiful watercolor paintings combine with the prayers to make this an inspirational and heart warming book. My favorite prayer comes from Barbara Bush, who was both wife to a President and mother to a President. Her words -- may wisdom, peace and courage be in my child's heart, and may the Holy Spirit within him guide his words and actions. This seems like a good prayer for all mothers to wish for their children.