I Told the Mountain to Move: Learning to Pray So Things Change

Christianity Today Book of the Year Finalist.In the critically acclaimed prayer memoir from award-winning author Patricia Raybon, the Colorado essayist sets out to learn the secrets of mountain-moving prayer. But will her broken marriage, a dying husband, conflicts with an adult daughter and her determination to pray for her household lead to a healed family and a renewed faith? In the page-turning depths of I Told the Mountain to Move, Raybon wrestles with her upbringing in a strict, churchgoing family, her questioning about her childhood faith, and her determination to return fully to God in adulthood. This wonderfully written book reaches across racial, denominational, and cultural lines as Raybon discovers that prayer is a deliberate discipline that draws the prayer warrior into a life-changing relationship with a mountain-moving God.From the Back Cover"The house was dark but also cold. I opened my eyes in the dimness and sat up straight, shivering. God was talking."Award-winning writer Patricia Raybon was facing mountains that God alone could move. A strained marriage. Conflicts with two strong-willed daughters. And underneath it all, a shameful personal secret. But could this humbled Christian, far from her childhood faith, pray real prayers that led to lasting change? Patricia set out to learn the real way to pray. Pray so things healed. Pray so things stopped. Pray so things started. Pray so things changed.The result is an inspiring account of a journey that shook Patricia's world and transformed her heart. The prayer lessons that Patricia shares will help you overcome the greatest obstacle to real, powerful prayer and draw you into deeper trust and intimacy with an inscrutable, yet loving, God.About the AuthorPatricia Raybon writes top-rated books that help believers move big mountains. An award-winning journalist and essayist, she digs deep into the intersection of Christian belief and everyday life--taking on tough topics such as family division, personal struggle, life success, cultural tension and spiritual healing. Her writing is hailed for its transparency, beauty and courage, but also for its encouragement, inspiration and hope.Her many acclaimed books include her prayer memoir I Told the Mountain Move, her racial forgiveness memoir My First White Friend, her popular daily devotional the One Year God's Great Blessings Devotional, her interfaith-family memoir Undivided, and Bound for Glory, a tribute book honoring African American spirituals written with renowned calligrapher Timothy Botts.Patricia's essays on family and faith have been published in The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, USA Weekend, Country Living Magazine, Chicago Tribune, The Denver Post, Guideposts, In Touch Magazine of In Touch Ministries, Christianity Today, Today's Christian Woman, popular blogs including the Washington Post's Acts of Faith and Her.Meneutics (now CT Women) and aired on National Public Radio.Her essays and articles include several first-place winners for feature writing and news reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi), National Press Women, Colorado Press Women, Colorado Association of Black Journalists, the Colorado Authors League, Evangelical Press Association and the National Mental Health Association.Learn more about Patricia at her website, patriciaraybon.com.