Amen & Amen: Navigate life with prayer as your compass

With ready-made prayers at your fingertips, finding time to pray becomes less about struggle and more about connection. Enrich your prayer life with Amen and Amen and remind yourself that no matter what you’re going through, God’s love and guidance are always there.

This is an updated version of the original Amen (IPI, 2022), with even more prayers.

“If we only pray when we feel like it, none of us will pray very regularly. But a book of prayers can help us pray when for whatever reason our own energy, feelings, and words fail us. This wonderful little book has prayers for every season, every occasion, and every feeling (whether of fervor or fatigue). Carry it with you and you will never again not know how to pray.”

Ronald Rolheiser (Author of The Holy Longing and Sacred Fire) 

”Liturgical prayer has been a vital source of life and hope for those on the faith journey for thousands of years. Meditating on Psalms, singing together in community, and reflecting on prayers written by fellow sojourners binds us together. Jacoby has assembled some profoundly meaningful pieces in a very accessible format so that you and I can draw inspiration and understanding from those who have gone before us."

David Pocta | PhD Spirituality (Director, Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality [ISCS], Director of Leadership Development, Chord Leadership Center)

"We all find times when we are at a loss for words. It’s incredibly helpful to have someone articulate for us words of devotion, praise, intercession, thanksgiving, consecration—all kinds of prayers—to spur us on in our intimacy with Jesus. Douglas has done a terrific job of mining treasures in the prayers of others and organizing them in practical and invitational ways to ignite our confidence in God and connection with Him in prayer. This book is easy to pick up in those times we have even a little space, and turn our hearts and minds to God and His Kingdom present with us here and now.”  

Bill Gaultiere, PhD and Kristi Gaultiere, PsyD (Spiritual Formation Author and Founder, Soul Shepherding)

“Douglas’s collection of prayers, Amen and Amen, beautifully illustrates how the voices of the church throughout history can enrich our own spiritual expressions by giving us language to express our yearning for closeness with God and our heartfelt longing and devotion to be part of a larger, eternal conversation with the divine.”

Jim & Lindsay Long (Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders)

"Douglas Jacoby's Amen & Amen is an outstanding companion for the Christian's devotional life. It is an enriching guide and a heart-searching aid to help us move toward more open-hearted prayer and worship in spirit and in truth. I enthusiastically recommend it!"

Paul Copan (Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University)

”Prayer is not an attempt to inform God about things he doesn't know already. Nor is prayer in itself powerful. God is powerful, and in his grace he has chosen to use our prayers to help, heal, change us, and others as well, and to implement his will for all of us. But most of all, prayer is intended to draw us into a more intimate relationship with a God who loves us all and sent us his only Son to die for our sins, so that like Jesus we could pray Abba Father, and it be powerful because it is the indwelling Holy Spirit that informs, validates, and empowers such a prayer. Doug Jacoby's book will help you understand all this and more about the mysteries of prayer.”

Dr Ben Witherington, III (Amos Professor of NT for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary)

"At some point in our faith journey, many of us experience seasons where speaking to God in prayer feels difficult or distant. Amen & Amen is a book that not only helped me find the words to express my heart, but also renewed my mind as I approach God. This book is a lifeline for anyone whose desire for God remains, especially when the fire seems to have dimmed."

Joel Landi (Author of Rewired: Power up Your Performance, Relationships, and Purpose
Founder, The Performance Group)

“I have purchased many books on prayer over the years. None of them were what I was looking for—they’ve been more like textbooks, whereas I needed a helpful guide. Just the other day my husband shared Douglas Jacoby’s Amen & Amen with me. I was delighted—it’s exactly what I’d been looking for: something to refresh me now, yet remaining timeless in its content. I also wanted a book that I could easily access, wherever I go and Amen & Amen is just the right size.”

Julie Landi (Founder, Live Your Vision: Transformative Coaching for Women)

"This little book is a delightful tool for any apprentice of Jesus looking to deepen and enrich their prayer life. Douglas has compiled a fantastic assortment, from the Lord's Prayer to the Christian classics, all of which will help us in our journey. We use it all the time—and love it!”  

Dr. Robert Carrillo & Michele Carrillo (Spiritual Directors, The Way Ministry)

“We've all had the experience of wanting to pray but not knowing what to say or where to begin. Amen & Amen is the perfect help! Conveniently divided into accessible sections, this small book is filled with meaningful prayers and reflections. I have been blessed by its contents over and over again!”

Dana M. Harris, PhD (Professor and Department Chair, New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)

“Alongside The Book of Common Prayer and Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book, we can place Douglas Jacoby’s Amen & Amen as a devotional guide to prayer. I love the book’s compactness, diversity of selection, and ease of use. Amen & Amen is a wonderful companion to have on our journey of spiritual living.”  

Dr. G. Steve Kinnard (Editor, Teleios, a journal of holistic Christian spirituality)

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