A thoughtful Foreword by John Bell gives us an insight into the man who was William Barclay: a University Professor who prayed with his students before a lecture and wrote prayers to help others. In this little booklet, the publishers have taken passages from Barclay’s New Daily Bible Study series to make a collection concentrating our minds on the subject of prayer. Each excerpt starts with the Bible quotation followed by William Barclay’s teaching. This is never over our heads, yet never feels as though he is talking down to you. You seem to hear his voice quietly explaining things, carefully giving background to situations and all the while teaching us things we might have missed otherwise. He shows that prayer was central to Jesus’ life on earth, and needs to be central in our lives with him.