Fireworks, blackberrying, Doctor Who, saints’ feet, spring tides, James Bond, pantomimes – all and more have inspired the prayers within this new book.

Food for Prayer offers an imaginative prayer suggestion for every day of the year, rejoicing in the fact that the ordinary stuff of life can be food for prayer.

It will encourage those who are new to prayer and stimulate others who would like to pray more regularly. It follows the changing seasons and the Church’s cycle of feasts and festivals so that whenever we begin, prayer may find its place in the rhythm of our days.

Claire Benton-Evans wrote her first prayers at the age of eight and read English at Oxford before teaching in London and North Devon. She is currently working with church groups to devise fresh, dynamic worship for all ages; this has developed her interest in creative approaches to prayer and praise.