A book of prayers that will change your life.
“Lord, Have Mercy”
Go-To Prayers When You Need To Pray, But Don’t Know What To Say
Need to pray? Don’t know what to say? When you read this book, you will. “Lord, Have Mercy” features five one-sentence straightforward, powerful prayers to help anyone who may be going through a difficult time in their life. In the book, Reverend Alvelyn Sanders-Swafford, an ordained minister and award-winning filmmaker, who served as a pastor in the AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church denomination for ten years, includes personal stories from a challenging season in her life and how these prayers helped her make it to the clearing on the other side of the “wilderness.” Each prayer has its own chapter divided in three sections: “What this looks like,” “Your response,” and “What the Bible says.” She shares how these prayers help in real-life situations, and she includes easy to follow biblical illustrations. The book is for people who pray every day, and for people who may rarely pray or not at all. It reminds readers that challenging moments may come, but they can overcome those moments with God’s help. Read these prayers now and save them for later.
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Alvelyn Sanders-Swafford shares the following:
“During my five-year wilderness experience, prayer was the only thing I had. In the midst of it all, I still believed Jesus was with me, loved me, kept me, and had a future for me – I just had to get there. Prayers in this book were developed during, or inspired by, that personal wilderness experience. They are my go-to prayers. They served me in times when I did not know what to say, but I knew I needed to pray because prayer was all I had. These prayers carried me then – and they carry me today. I offer them to you now to help you get through your wilderness experience – or a challenging season you may be facing. I believe in the power of prayer.”
The Five Go-To Prayers
Prayer One:
Lord, please show me the way.
Prayer Two:
Lord, through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, please use people as instruments of Your will for my life.
Prayer Three:
Lord, please give me this day, my daily bread.
Prayer Four:
Lord, have mercy.
Prayer Five:
Lord, thank you for your love, grace, and mercy.
About The Author
Reverend Alvelyn Sanders-Swafford
“Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964”
Alvelyn Sanders-Swafford is the producer, director, and writer of “Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964,” an award-winning, independent documentary about women in the Class of 1964 at Spelman College, who participated in the largest coordinated, series of civil rights protests in Atlanta’s history as college freshmen.
“Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964” is an award-winning, independent documentary about women in the Class of 1964 at Spelman College, who participated in the largest coordinated, series of civil rights protests in Atlanta’s history as college freshmen. As young women – sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen years old – these willing souls were some of the foot soldiers of the Atlanta University Center who carried the Atlanta Student Movement through relentless picketing, sit-ins, kneel-ins, and other non-violent demonstrations. Their bold activism is an Atlanta story that helped change the world. For decades, the faces in the crowd have gone unnamed; their voices unheard. Who were these young women? What motivated these students who had just completed high school to get involved in such a movement? What in their family background prepared them for such an undertaking? How did their activism as young college students impact the remainder of their college matriculation and the rest of their lives? These questions are answered in “Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964”.