![]() And if I’m very quiet, I can hear God telling a story back to me. Every time I take time to pray, I’m telling God a story- my story of the moment, the past or what I’m hoping will come. The next interesting thing about comparing Herriot’s work to prayer is the fact that the books are written as vignettes. If prayer is the vehicle to bring you closer to God, does it matter if you’re in a Mini-Cooper or a stretch limo? These book titles alone, are enough to dispel the myth that prayer has to be long and boring. If only I was a clever enough prayer writer, I would write a prayer using only three to five words. Let’s start with the titles in the collections of Herrriot's books:īesides the fact that #4 actually has the word ‘God’ in it, the titles of the books sound almost holy. ![]() How does he do it? James Alfred Wight (using the pen name of James Herriot) has turned out five books each one reads like a prayer. is the first of a series of books partly memoir, partly fiction, and totally delightful. That’s where I’ve been the last few weeks: Yorkshire England, in the 1940’s, with country veterinarian James Herriot. When you read a great book, it’s like being in the time and place of the story and becoming friends with its characters. ![]()
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