Grace in Progress: Prayers for the Beautifully Broken

by J.C. Beichner

In this award-winning Christian devotional, author J. C. Beichner shares her own coming-of-age story of overwhelming childhood loss and her search for forgiveness. Combined with a beautiful collection of prayers, the author's testimony and reflection help each of us discover the infinite depth of God's mercy. Grace in Progress: Prayers for the Beautifully Broken is an honest and timely reminder of the ever-present availability and abundance of Jesus's love, and the extraordinary ways God uses our brokenness for His purpose. The story of Grace in Progress and the devotional of prayers that follow will forever change the way you encounter your loving creator.Grace in Progress: Prayers for the Beautifully Broken is a book about the journey we all share through life's ups and downs and God's constant pursuit of our hearts despite our bad choices. Each of us is "Grace in Progress" and prayer is how we daily encounter Jesus and embrace his legacy of grace.

78 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2017

About the author

Jennifer “JC” Beichner lives with her husband, David in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jennifer was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and prior to moving to Arizona in 2002, she worked in law enforcement as a Police Services Officer and also served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Jennifer has dedicated her life to service, giving her talents over in ministry to women, seniors and teens as a volunteer high school youth minister on Core for Life Teen at St. Patrick Catholic Community Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jennifer also serves as a Board Member for the charity M.A.D. Girls Inc., sings in the choir and occasionally teaches “Prayer in Motion” classes. In addition to her volunteerism, and colorful background, Jennifer is going to school, working on two novels, edits for other writers and teaches group fitness classes at her local gym. In 2013, Jennifer was named “Woman of the Year” by the Phoenix Diocese Council of Catholic Women, an honor she firmly believes is a testament to how God works through our brokenness to reveal His love, mercy and grace to others. Jennifer just published her first work of non-fiction, Grace in Progress: Prayers for the Beautifully Broken, and she expects to release her Civil War novel, A Dark Place of Promise, in the Fall of 2017.

Reviews

[Tim Bishop · Rating 4 out of 5]

My wife and I used this handy book of 21 touching prayers as part of evening devotions. Readers will find personal application to many of the petitions and expressions of adoration for the Lord. The prayers are humble, authentic, and heartfelt.

Beichner shares a sincere and courageous personal testimony in the book’s foreword and brings a healthy, refreshing, and well-developed Christian perspective to the prayers she presents to her readers, one that acknowledges our standing before The Almighty and our need to grow in faith.

Some sentences here and there could be improved grammatically, but they do not significantly detract from the book’s important content. Readers will receive fair value here.

I was provided a free copy of this book as a gift from the author with no request for a review.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book about Grace and forgiveness... filled with beautiful and powerful prayers for the broken times in your life and every day. For a deeper relationship with our Lord. Won this book from Good Reads and
J.C. Beichner ~ thank you!