Foreword by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
Introduction
1. Abraham: God's promises in our despair
2. Jacob: broken and remade
3. Moses: meet God alone
4. Hannah: prayer, faith and faithfulness
5. David: success and gratitude
6. Solomon: a discerning heart
7. Elijah: God's whisper
8. Hezekiah: God can do it!
9. Jehoshaphat: God of the unexpected
10. Ezra: humble repentance
11. Nehemiah: an arrow prayer
12. Job: God makes no mistakes
13. A psalmist: a victorious God
14. A psalmist: desolation
15. A psalmist: King of Glory
16. A psalmist: a God who forgives
17. A psalmist: God lifts me us
18. Isiah: we worship a holy, forgiving God
19. Jeremiah: God's presence in weakness
20. Daniel: committed to pray
21. Jonah: the wideness of God's mercy
22. Habakkuk: complaint and trust
23. Zechariah: God of the impossible
24. Mary: joy in the Lord
25. Shepherds and angels: history's supreme event