CHICAGO, IL – Bestselling author and Bible teacher Asheritah Ciuciu will release her much-anticipated prayer devotional, “Prayers of REST: 365 Prompts to Slow Down and Hear God’s Voice” (January 2022, Moody Publishers), following the 2020 launch of her popular Prayers of REST Podcast.
In the book, Asheritah provides guided prayers that focus the reader’s mind and heart on Scripture. She uses daily Bible verses and the memorable REST acronym (Recite God’s Goodness, Express Your Neediness, Seek His Stillness, Trust His Faithfulness) to guide the reader through worship, confession, stillness, and surrender. “We learn how to pray not by reading a book or sitting in a lecture, but by actually praying,” says Asheritah. “I believe it is so important that we train ourselves in prayer—these prayers are pauses in our day when we stop what we’re doing and become aware of God’s presence alongside us, inviting us to live empowered by His Spirit, not our own limited resources.”
The collections of prayer prompts in this book center on common prayer requests and struggles. There are also prayers we might not think to pray and prayers for when we feel at a loss for words. “Asheritah has written a comprehensive prayer book for this generation, giving words to our deep cries for unity, for release from anxiety, and for hope eternal. But she’s also written a book that will give words to the cries of our children, and their children, guiding them to the only One in whom we all can find joy, peace, and rest,” says Amanda Cleary Eastep, Senior Editor at Moody Publishers.
In the spring of 2020, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic anxiety, Asheritah invited her online community to join her for live prayer calls each morning. Dozens of women from around the world joined together for daily prayer as Asheritah led them through the REST prayer format. Eventually, the daily calls turned into a weekly prayer podcast and now the “Prayers of REST” devotional. “Asheritah lives out the truths that she writes about in ‘Prayers of REST’, says Judy Dunugan, Acquiring Editor at Moody Publishers. “She is a trusted voice for how to choose rest in prayer, even as a busy young mom, wife, author, ministry leader, and daughter of the King.”
“Prayers of REST” is now available for pre-order wherever books are sold.
Asheritah Ciuciu is a bestselling author, national speaker, and host of the Prayers of REST podcast. She is the founder of One Thing Alone Ministries, an online ministry that helps women all over the world find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time in God’s word. Asheritah grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women’s Ministry at Cedarville University. She is married to her high school sweetheart and together they raise their three spunky kids in NE Ohio. Asheritah is the author of several books, including the best-selling Advent devotional Unwrapping the Names of Jesus. Her writing and speaking has been featured on Focus on the Family, Revive Our Hearts, Moody Radio, Relevant Magazine, Proverbs 31, and MOPS International. For more information about Asheritah, her books, and writing/speaking ministry, visit www.asheritah.com.
Contact: Kathryn Eastham | 312-329-2140 | Kathryn.eastham@moody.edu
