Real Life Requires Real Prayers

Truthful Prayers for Resisting the Chaos brings you thirty prayers for times of uncertainty by Christina Edmondson and Ekemini Uwan, hosts of the popular Get in the Word with Truth's Table podcast, with over 1.5 million downloads.

Scripturally rooted, justice-centered, and culturally aware, this devotional gathers prayers originally shared on the podcast, thoughtfully curated to invite you into honest dialogue with God. Treating Scripture as the Living Word—something to wrestle with, question, and inhabit, not just read devotionally—these prayers create space for lament, hope, and authentic spiritual grounding.

What you'll find in Truthful Prayers for Resisting the Chaos:



- Thirty justice-oriented prayers with accompanying Scripture verses and references to listen to the Scripture reading

- A flexible format that you can read as a thirty-day devotional or selecting prayers by topic

- Reflection questions for deeper engagement

- Prayers addressing fear, sickness, war, political uncertainty, and more struggles and injustices of life in our complex world



Real life requires real prayers. If you long for spiritual reflection grounded in real experience, a deeper connection between Scripture reading and prayer, and a way to express your faith honestly and authentically, Truthful Prayers for Resisting the Chaos is the companion you need.



Ekemini Uwan (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a public theologian, international human rights activist, and an NAACP Image Award–nominated author. She cohosts the award-winning podcast Truth's Table and Get in the Word with Truth's Table. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic and The Washington Post.



Christina Edmondson (MS, University of Rochester; PhD, Tennessee State University) is an organizational consultant, psychologist, and cohost of the Get in the Word with Truth's Table and Truth's Table podcasts. She is the coauthor of Faithful Antiracism.



1. Order out of Chaos



2. Grace upon Grace: A Covenant-Keeping God



3. God's Promise of Love



4. Delighting in the God Who Speaks



5. A Prayer to the God of Seeing and Hearing



6. A Faith that Bears Fruit



7. A Prayer for the One Who Regrets their Birth



8. A Prayer for Times of Deep Trouble



9. A Prayer for Those Offended by God



10. The God Who Knows Our Name



11. A Prayer for Courage while Living under Empire



12. Touched by Mercy, Held by Compassion



13. A Prayer to the God Who Disciplines



14. A Prayer to the God Who Sets His People Free



15. When Our Prayers Get Stuck



16. Let Us not Miss Jesus



17. Hope Holding on to Us



18. Words that Reflect the Heart of God



19. A Prayer against Idolatry in an Idolatrous Land



20. Godly Grief that Leads to Life



21. A Prayer for Infertility and Singleness



22. Jesus in the Storm with Us



23. A Prayer for Enduring a Wicked Ruler



24. The God Who Sets the Captives Free



25. Accomplishing God's Assignment



26. Faithful in My Calling



27. Salvation adid Injustice



28. God of the Miraculous and the Mundane



29. A Prayer for Holy Boldness



30. Faith over Giants and Grace in Truth