As fixed-hour prayer gains in popularity among Christians of all persuasions, it is only natural that they should want to adapt this ancient practice to particular life circumstances. Drawing on her own experience of losing her young husband to cancer, in this poignant offering, Lisa B. Hamilton accommodates the practice of fixed-hour prayer for those who mourn.

Lisa B. Hamilton is a writer, a media producer, and an Episcopal priest. She has ministered in parishes, hospices, hospitals, and schools in North America, England, and New Zealand. She has written and produced for a variety of media from Redbook and Family Circle to Spirituality & Health and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. A popular retreat leader, she is also a spirituality faculty member of the CREDO Institute.

"As heat and pressure make diamonds out of coal, so pain and prayer have made this book a priceless gem." --Robert Owens Scott, Editor in Chief, Spirituality and Health