Children the world over are taught to say prayers at bedtime – but how many adults take time to turn to God at the end of the day? This collection of prayers is one of the few daily devotionals especially intended for use in the evening.

In Lift Thine Eyes, the faith of a man who recognized human despair but refused to give in to it offers a wellspring of hope to turn to again and again. Blumhardt’s prayers (and the corresponding Bible passages he has chosen for them) bespeak a certainty in God’s nearness the peace that flows from them comes from an unshakable conviction that God’s kingdom is indeed on the way. In turbulent times like our own, most people need this reassurance frequently, if not daily.

Blumhardt’s prayers flow out of his feeling for the suffering of the whole world. They all point in the same direction – to the prayer that God’s kingdom shall come, that the Savior shall come. If we pray, all suffering and need can only strengthen our faith in the certainty of God’s promise that he will complete his work and bring an end to all affliction.