Pray the Bible, by Natasha Woodcraft
Wondering how to pray Scripture in a way that transforms your heart?
Many Christians long for a deeper prayer life but struggle to find the words. What if you could learn how to pray the Bible, using God’s own words to shape your conversations with Him? Praying the Scriptures isn’t just reading—it’s allowing God’s Word to become your spiritual language, aligning your heart directly with His will.
Pray the Bible guides you through ten weeks in Ephesians, transforming Paul’s letter into intimate, Scripture-based prayers. Each day offers a beautifully crafted prayer in poetic form, followed by journaling space where you’ll develop your own practice of praying God’s Word back to Him.
Who is Pray the Bible written for?
This prayer journal is perfect for believers who want to deepen their prayer life beyond simple requests. Whether you’re new to praying the Scriptures or have practiced this spiritual discipline for years, this book offers fresh insight into Ephesians while teaching you how to turn any Scripture into prayer. It’s especially valuable for those who feel stuck in repetitive prayers or long to pray with confidence that they’re praying God’s will.
Why do I need this book?
It teaches you how to pray Scripture with confidence. When you pray God’s own words back to Him, you can be certain you’re praying in His will. Each day’s prayer models how to take a passage and transform it into intimate conversation, giving you a pattern you can use with any Scripture.
It takes you on a ten-week journey through Ephesians. Rather than skipping around the Bible, you’ll dwell deeply in one letter, understanding verses in their full context. As you pray through Paul’s vision of God’s cosmic plan, your identity in Christ, and the power available to you, these truths will sink from your head into your heart.
It provides both structure and freedom. The prayers are written in poetic form with intentional space—space for the Holy Spirit to speak, space for you to add your own words, space for contemplation. Journaling pages after each prayer invite you to develop your own Scripture-infused prayers, making this more than a prayer book—it’s a spiritual practice you’ll carry forward.
Can I read a sample prayer first?
Of course! This book is very visual, so here’s a sample of what the interior looks like:
And here’s the first prayer, written out for you:
Reading: Ephesians 1:1-14
‘Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.’ (Ephesians 1:4)
My Abba, my Lord and my God,
Praise be to You – my God,
The Father of my Lord Jesus Christ.
You are so blessed and so worthy of praise!
May Your father-heart bless me
with every spiritual blessing in heaven’s fountain
as I dwell in Jesus, my Saviour.
You chose me in Christ,
selected me as Your own before You said,
‘Let there be light.’
You chose me to be holy.
So, make me different,
set me apart for You.
Oh, purify everything I do
until it is blameless in Your sight.
I surrender it all –
from the light of my day to
the dark of my night.
All is Yours.
Excerpt from Pray the Bible © Natasha Woodcraft, 2025
Where Can I Purchase the Book?
You can buy paperbacks & hardbacks directly from us here. The hardback makes a particularly lovely Christian gift!
If you’d love this book but cannot afford it, we do run a bursary programme. Please contact us to request a book.