This a quote cited in the book, “Soldiers of the Cross” by
Kent D. Dollar. Dollar found this quote in a hand-written journal from a
soldier in the civil war by the name of Edward Owings Guerrant. I don’t know
whether this was Guerrant’s original thought or if he had heard someone else
say it.
I found the book by Dollar about ten years ago in the gift
shop of a civil war battle site just outside of Washington D. C. while visiting
my son who lived in D. C. at the time. The book in general and this quote in
specific grabbed me. I could just picture a soldier in the throes of war,
sitting by himself contemplating prayer and writing about it in his journal.
I can relate. I may not have ever fought in a physical war
but I have been in spiritual wars contemplating and journaling about prayer.
At the end of those four years I had a manuscript written on
the topic of prayer. Then, it took another almost eight years working on turning
that manuscript into a book. It garnered a special recognition along the way
when it finaled in the 20011 Women of Faith” unpublished manuscript
competition. But until now it had not made it into book form.
Today, at last, I am thrilled to announce that the book is
finally out! It can be purchased in paperback and will be available in e-book
form in a few more days.
Here’s the link: Prayer: It's Not About You
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