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Uplifting Prayers to Light Your Way: 200 Invocations for Challenging Times
I cannot imagine my life without prayer. It would be like trying to survive without oxygen. Prayer sustains my soul and comforts my anxious mind. And like oxygen, I can’t live without it.– SoniaIn the course of our lives, there are occasions when we’re all asked to grow on a soul level. These transitions can be very challenging, even frightening. We might encounter sudden and unexpected changes, or life may feel overwhelming and unsatisfying in a way we can no longer ignore.During these times, we can use all the divine assistance possible to illuminate our next steps. In this book, New York Times best-selling author and spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette shares uplifting prayers especially designed to be used during these periods of soul growth and challenge. These heartfelt invocations will help you stay connected to your intuitive spirit so that you may receive support from your ever-present, loving Divine Creator and all your unseen spiritual helpers who are here to guide you through difficult times.Each beautiful and intimate prayer will give you the strength and good humor to keep flowing with life – even when it flows in turbulent and confusing ways – and enable you to face whatever the universe may put in your path with renewed courage and confidence, and a deep sense of peace and optimism.
245 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2015
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About the author
Sonia Choquette
134 books480 followersGlobal author and speaker, Sonia Choquette is a highly regarded expert in the field of intuition. She is a world-renowned intuitive guide and spiritual teacher.
Author of 27 New York Times or International best sellers, her books have been published in 37 languages and 40 countries and have been read by over one million people.
Sonia’s work has been featured on Hay House radio, Oprah radio, Inc., ABC, FOX, Shape, Gaiam, and Wall Street Journal Live. Her teachings have attracted the love and admiration of social media followers across youtube, instagram, facebook and on her intuition-themed podcast "It's All Related", which she co-hosts with her daughters, Sonia & Sabrina Tully.
Sonia currently resides in France, and enjoys bringing all of her intuitive experience and human understanding to help her global audience reconnect with their Spirit, Guides, and inner vibes. Her mission is to help others feel whole by using all of their senses to create a life that is intuitively guided, empowered, authentic, and meaningful.
Author of 27 New York Times or International best sellers, her books have been published in 37 languages and 40 countries and have been read by over one million people.
Sonia’s work has been featured on Hay House radio, Oprah radio, Inc., ABC, FOX, Shape, Gaiam, and Wall Street Journal Live. Her teachings have attracted the love and admiration of social media followers across youtube, instagram, facebook and on her intuition-themed podcast "It's All Related", which she co-hosts with her daughters, Sonia & Sabrina Tully.
Sonia currently resides in France, and enjoys bringing all of her intuitive experience and human understanding to help her global audience reconnect with their Spirit, Guides, and inner vibes. Her mission is to help others feel whole by using all of their senses to create a life that is intuitively guided, empowered, authentic, and meaningful.
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January 2, 2018
You don't have to be a religious person to enjoy this book. I found many of these prayers, or more accurately, invocations, to be deeply personal. I am not necessarily religious, but I am very spiritual. There are invocations of thanks, invocations of praise, and invocations of need.
There are few books that I check out from the library that I find I must own. This one is on its way to me for me to highlight and bookmark. I intent to carry it with me.
There are few books that I check out from the library that I find I must own. This one is on its way to me for me to highlight and bookmark. I intent to carry it with me.
June 24, 2021
I’ve gifted this book 5 times! Yes 5! This is the only book needed for introduction to prayer. It doesn’t lead with religious dogma and anyone from any religion race or freedom we come to use it. It’s perfect. It has every prayer your heart has ever whispered to you. It reads easily and welcoming. It is my travel companion and best friend all in one. Truly a God send
October 10, 2017
Just what I needed...
Perfect for me at this moment. Thank you Sonia. Even on Kindle this is an easy book to use daily as a form of inspiration. I use the index as the place to choose my prayers so with is ease I look forward to using this "book" for many, many years to come.
Perfect for me at this moment. Thank you Sonia. Even on Kindle this is an easy book to use daily as a form of inspiration. I use the index as the place to choose my prayers so with is ease I look forward to using this "book" for many, many years to come.
June 6, 2018
A prayer for every moment of my life
I feel supported and guided to use this book every day finding peace, love and comfort. There is a prayer for every circumstance of my life. Thanks.
I feel supported and guided to use this book every day finding peace, love and comfort. There is a prayer for every circumstance of my life. Thanks.
July 18, 2025
Good prayers
I read one prayer at the start of my and the end until I finished the book. I enjoyed all of them and told people about the book. There is a prayer for everyone and every event which can be used by all faiths.
I read one prayer at the start of my and the end until I finished the book. I enjoyed all of them and told people about the book. There is a prayer for everyone and every event which can be used by all faiths.
May 14, 2019
Short prayers and nice motivational pieces to help anyone through a tough time.
October 4, 2015
Sonia Choquette fell to her knees praying for guidance after tragedy struck not once but three times. To find peace and a serenity of her soul she trekked the legendary Camino de Santiago, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) ancient pilgrimage over the Pyrenees and across Spain.
She wrote about that journey in her book Walking Home: A Pilgrimage from Humbled to Healed.
During that arduous trek her healing power of prayer is what inspired her to write this little prayer book.
Whether you are devout in your prayer or a dabbler, or new to prayer altogether you will find a helpful prayer here. It has something for everyone willing to offer up a prayer.
The author has divided the book into sections that can be read through in linear fashion for a whole approach growth journey or it can be read as a choose your prayer by definition depending on your individual need.
Sonia has structured this prayer book for inward exploration. Each step the reader will find support for soul growth. The stages are as follows: Waking Up, Getting Ready, The Journey Begins. These prepare you for life’s changes, fears, living authentically and letting go. The stages cont he with Protection Along The Way, Cloudy Skies (Mental troubles) . Waking Up,Getting Ready, The Journey Begins. These prepare you for life’s changes, fears, living authentically and letting go. The stages continue with Protection Along the Way, Cloudy Skies (mental troubles), Rainy Days (emotional ups/downs), Thunderstorms and Lightning Strikes (manage struggles/unsettling events), Blue Skies (inner peace and balance), Following the Signs (intuitive signs to spirit and changing relationships), Lightening the Load (to let go of ego perceptions and patterns), Fellow Travelers (managing difficulties with other human beings), Enjoying the Journey (open up to new ways of being, and doing), New Horizons (finding compassion, kindness and gratitude), The Final stage is Coming Home to My Spirit (focuses on gratitude, love, appreciation, and blessings)
Each prayer is addressed to the Holy Mother-Father God, Divine Loving Light and Heart of the Universe, so it can relate to many faiths and personal beliefs. It is the hope of the author that with this book readers will have a personal dialogue with the Divine however they define that personally.
This book above all is a book of healing, of bettering the readers life. By taking the time to voice these prayers and meditating on them, peace can be found. Sonia Choquette leads by example as she prayed to overcome difficulties in her life. She used prayer as a tool to heal from the devastating life events she experienced. In this book she offers assistance to others that are going through similar circumstances by using prayer to heal themselves.
To read her story of her journey that led to this little book of prayers see her website at http://www.soniachoquette.com
From Sonia’s website in her own words…
“Several years ago, I underwent a particularly challenging time, facing—only six weeks apart—the unexpected deaths of my brother and my father. And then, my marriage of 30 years imploded.
Bereft and filled with grief and anger, I got down on my knees and prayed for healing, as no other effort brought relief. What followed in answer to my prayers was the unexpected, intuitive guidance to walk—alone—the legendary Camino de Santiago, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) ancient pilgrimage over the Pyrenees and across Spain . . .
With prayer as my constant companion and greatest source of strength, I was able to complete this arduous journey . . . and with it heal a lifetime of emotional pain and heartache, as well as discover a deep and lasting peace in my heart.
The power of prayer during that time is what inspired me to write this little prayer book.
More than any other moment in my entire life, I needed and asked for extra help in facing the challenges before me with endless prayers . . . all of which kept me grounded, comforted, and able to move through the difficulties before me with grace. At times, my only prayers were Help me, please, and Thank you. Thank you. Thank you in advance for answering my prayer. Those were enough. My prayers were heard and answered, many beyond my wildest dreams.”
FTC Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this title from Net Galley and Hay House Publishing for review purposes only. No other compensation was awarded.
She wrote about that journey in her book Walking Home: A Pilgrimage from Humbled to Healed.
During that arduous trek her healing power of prayer is what inspired her to write this little prayer book.
Whether you are devout in your prayer or a dabbler, or new to prayer altogether you will find a helpful prayer here. It has something for everyone willing to offer up a prayer.
The author has divided the book into sections that can be read through in linear fashion for a whole approach growth journey or it can be read as a choose your prayer by definition depending on your individual need.
Sonia has structured this prayer book for inward exploration. Each step the reader will find support for soul growth. The stages are as follows: Waking Up, Getting Ready, The Journey Begins. These prepare you for life’s changes, fears, living authentically and letting go. The stages cont he with Protection Along The Way, Cloudy Skies (Mental troubles) . Waking Up,Getting Ready, The Journey Begins. These prepare you for life’s changes, fears, living authentically and letting go. The stages continue with Protection Along the Way, Cloudy Skies (mental troubles), Rainy Days (emotional ups/downs), Thunderstorms and Lightning Strikes (manage struggles/unsettling events), Blue Skies (inner peace and balance), Following the Signs (intuitive signs to spirit and changing relationships), Lightening the Load (to let go of ego perceptions and patterns), Fellow Travelers (managing difficulties with other human beings), Enjoying the Journey (open up to new ways of being, and doing), New Horizons (finding compassion, kindness and gratitude), The Final stage is Coming Home to My Spirit (focuses on gratitude, love, appreciation, and blessings)
Each prayer is addressed to the Holy Mother-Father God, Divine Loving Light and Heart of the Universe, so it can relate to many faiths and personal beliefs. It is the hope of the author that with this book readers will have a personal dialogue with the Divine however they define that personally.
This book above all is a book of healing, of bettering the readers life. By taking the time to voice these prayers and meditating on them, peace can be found. Sonia Choquette leads by example as she prayed to overcome difficulties in her life. She used prayer as a tool to heal from the devastating life events she experienced. In this book she offers assistance to others that are going through similar circumstances by using prayer to heal themselves.
To read her story of her journey that led to this little book of prayers see her website at http://www.soniachoquette.com
From Sonia’s website in her own words…
“Several years ago, I underwent a particularly challenging time, facing—only six weeks apart—the unexpected deaths of my brother and my father. And then, my marriage of 30 years imploded.
Bereft and filled with grief and anger, I got down on my knees and prayed for healing, as no other effort brought relief. What followed in answer to my prayers was the unexpected, intuitive guidance to walk—alone—the legendary Camino de Santiago, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) ancient pilgrimage over the Pyrenees and across Spain . . .
With prayer as my constant companion and greatest source of strength, I was able to complete this arduous journey . . . and with it heal a lifetime of emotional pain and heartache, as well as discover a deep and lasting peace in my heart.
The power of prayer during that time is what inspired me to write this little prayer book.
More than any other moment in my entire life, I needed and asked for extra help in facing the challenges before me with endless prayers . . . all of which kept me grounded, comforted, and able to move through the difficulties before me with grace. At times, my only prayers were Help me, please, and Thank you. Thank you. Thank you in advance for answering my prayer. Those were enough. My prayers were heard and answered, many beyond my wildest dreams.”
FTC Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this title from Net Galley and Hay House Publishing for review purposes only. No other compensation was awarded.
March 11, 2017
I adore this book. Wonderful to dip in and out of. I use this book when I teach meditation and mindfulness. It's a wonderful tool to assist in focussing and manifesting our desired outcomes.? I love it, it's a ray of sunshine when you need it most.
January 6, 2023
Loved it.
This is not for a specific belief system. You could even pass the beginnings of each prayer if you so choose. Rather than beseeching for blessings, as I was taught in the religion I grew up in, these prayers are more about asking for these blessings by giving us strength, patience, etc., to do what needs to be done. There is an accountability in them that is inspiring and empowering while still being very spiritual. I do love in a few she adds a touch of humor as well.
This is not for a specific belief system. You could even pass the beginnings of each prayer if you so choose. Rather than beseeching for blessings, as I was taught in the religion I grew up in, these prayers are more about asking for these blessings by giving us strength, patience, etc., to do what needs to be done. There is an accountability in them that is inspiring and empowering while still being very spiritual. I do love in a few she adds a touch of humor as well.
July 13, 2016
Thanks to Hay House and Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book.
As always, Sonia has written a beautiful book. Those who pray and need help with prayers will find it very lovely. The prayers are directed to an all inclusive god. This book will appeal to many people.
That said, I was personally astounded. I have been reading Sonia's books since "Psychic Pathways" and "Your Heart's Desire" written in the mid-1990s. Sonia has always been about empowering people to find their own answers and to make their own way. These prayers are all about asking for help, being helpless without outside help and asking for divine intervention.
I am giving the book 3 stars because though I might not like it at all, many will love it and it is nicely put together and well written.
As always, Sonia has written a beautiful book. Those who pray and need help with prayers will find it very lovely. The prayers are directed to an all inclusive god. This book will appeal to many people.
That said, I was personally astounded. I have been reading Sonia's books since "Psychic Pathways" and "Your Heart's Desire" written in the mid-1990s. Sonia has always been about empowering people to find their own answers and to make their own way. These prayers are all about asking for help, being helpless without outside help and asking for divine intervention.
I am giving the book 3 stars because though I might not like it at all, many will love it and it is nicely put together and well written.
February 6, 2016
Uplifting Prayers to Light Your Way: 200 Invocations for Challenging Times by Sonia Choquette has something for everyone who recognizes a higher power in their life. For those who pray regularly to a higher power, or for those just getting started in a prayer life, this book has something for you! Sonia's prayers are simply beautiful, and the wide-range of topics ensures that most, if not all needs are covered.
This is a wonderful book that I will keep and refer to often in my spiritual life.
Many thanks to NetGalley and to Hay House for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a wonderful book that I will keep and refer to often in my spiritual life.
Many thanks to NetGalley and to Hay House for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
April 5, 2016
This collection of timely prayers guide a spiritual journey when facing change, honest accounting of one's life, and the courage needed to stay the course when change is difficult. Perfect for those who need reminders to slow down, reflect and take stock, and commit to a path.
This book was received as a digital ARC through NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review.
This book was received as a digital ARC through NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review.
May 18, 2022
I was given this book as a gift and will be forever grateful. It's a beautiful book I read daily
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