New Book Invites Readers to Find Peace by Praying God’s Word

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Gregg Wooding

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If you want peace in prayer, start by praying Scripture.

When prayer feels difficult, unfocused, or exhausting, bestselling author and prayer leader Linda Evans Shepherd offers a simple, biblical solution in her new book, Praying the Word: Stop striving for the right words and start agreeing with God’s Word.

“Prayer doesn’t require perfection—just Scripture and honesty,” Shepherd says. “When you don’t know what to pray, pray God’s Word back to Him.”

In Praying the Word, Shepherd helps readers pray with confidence—even when words won’t come. This beautifully designed 90-day guided prayer journal features 90 Scripture-anchored prayers and more than 300 Bible verses, showing how praying God’s Word brings peace, clarity, and trust while waiting on Him.

Each entry pairs Scripture-saturated prayers with gentle prompts that help readers apply God’s truth to everyday life. When prayer feels overwhelming or unfocused, these prayers offer a place to begin—reminding readers of God’s nearness, faithfulness, and promises.

With soft watercolor artwork and spacious journaling pages, Praying the Word is an inviting companion for anyone seeking a calmer, more Scripture-centered prayer life—whether new to prayer or longing for renewed intimacy with God.

“Stop striving for the right words,” Shepherd encourages. “Start agreeing with God’s Word—and let peace follow.”

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About the Author

“Prayer doesn’t require perfection—just Scripture and honesty. “When you don’t know what to pray, pray God’s Word back to Him," says Linda Evans Shepherd, author of Pray the Word

Linda Evans Shepherd is an award-winning author of 40 books and the CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries. She is the founder of AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), which equips Christian communicators around the globe. A sought-after speaker, media guest, and prayer leader, Shepherd helps people experience peace and healing through the power of God’s Word. She also publishes Leading Hearts Magazine and the Arise Daily Devotional, reaching thousands with encouragement and biblical truth. Learn more and access free prayer resources at GotToPray.com.

Book Description:

"Praying the Word" helps readers pray with confidence—especially when words won’t come. Through 90 Scripture-anchored prayers and over 300 Bible verses, Linda Evans Shepherd shows how praying God’s Word brings peace, clarity, and trust while waiting on God. This 90-day guided prayer journal pairs Scripture-saturated prayers with gentle prompts that help readers apply God’s truth to everyday life. When prayer feels difficult or unfocused, these prayers offer a place to begin—reminding readers of God’s nearness and faithfulness. With soft watercolor artwork and spacious journaling pages, Praying the Word is an inviting

companion for anyone seeking a calmer, Scripture-centered prayer life.

About the Author:

Linda Evans Shepherd is an award-winning author of 40 books and the CEO of Right to the Heart Ministries. She is also the founder of AWSA—the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association—which equips Christian communicators around the globe. A sought-after speaker, media guest, and prayer leader, Linda helps people experience peace and healing through the power of God’s Word. She also publishes Leading Hearts

Magazine and the Arise Daily Devotional, reaching thousands with encouragement and truth. Learn more and access free prayer resources at GotToPray.com.Top

Suggested Interview Questions:

1. Before Praying the Word was a book, it was a personal need. Can you share the moment when you realized your own prayers weren’t enough—and Scripture had to lead?

2. What if the problem isn’t that people don’t pray enough—but that they’ve been praying without God’s words? How does that shift how we understand prayer?

3. You write prayers for anger, fear, shame, and anxiety—emotions people often hide from God. Was there a time you realized God wasn’t offended by your honesty, but waiting for it?

4. Anxiety can feel like a roller coaster ride that keeps pulling back into motion—even after you think the ride is over. Why is anxiety so persistent, and how does praying Scripture interrupt that cycle differently than ordinary prayer or positive thinking?

5. Many sincere Christians pray faithfully and still feel anxious, stuck, or unheard. Why do you think that disconnect happens?

6. You’ve walked through moments when control vanished—illness, uncertainty, fear. Can you share a moment when you had no strength left to pray, and God met you anyway?

7. If God already gave us His words in Scripture, why do we keep trying to pray without them—and what does that cost us?

8. Your prayer rhythm always begins with Scripture. What happens inside us when we start with God’s Word instead of our emotions?

9. This book invites people to slow down—to pray, breathe, and journal. Why is stillness so difficult for us, and why is it often where peace finally shows up?

10. If someone opens Praying the Word feeling exhausted, distracted, or afraid, what do

you hope happens in their heart by the time they say “Amen”?

Online:

• Linda’s URLs – GotToPray.com

• LindaEvansShepherd.com – more about my books and speaking

• MyPrayerGift.com for a downloadable blessing to watch, pray, and print.