Bathed in Prayer

Father Tim's Prayers, Sermons, and Reflections from the Mitford Series

By: Jan Karon

Narrated by: John McDonough, Jan Karon

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

A new must-have collection for fans of the New York Times best-selling Mitford series, featuring the prayers, sermons, and inspiration from beloved Father Tim, as well as new essays and reflections on faith from author Jan Karon.

Over the course of 14 novels, millions have fallen in love with the faith, encouragement, and wisdom that are at the very heart of Jan Karon's Mitford series. Now, for the first time, listeners will have the chance to walk with Father Tim through a collection of prayers, sermons, and inspirational passages that incorporates material from each of the novels. In addition, fans will get to hear directly from author Jan Karon, in a brand-new essay about her own personal journey in faith and the ways that the Mitford novels have impacted her.

Full of advice and inspiration from the characters that fans have followed for years, this compilation will soon become a staple for any Mitford fan.

©2018 Jan Karon (P)2018 Penguin Audio

WOW! Jan Karon is an amazing author!

This book is great for helping you fall asleep with inspiring things on your mind. Sweet dreams...

LOVE!!!!!!

I never grow tired of Mitford!!! Love the story & the characters SO much!!!! This book is delightful!

My favorite bedside companion!

I've loved the whole Mitford series so.much and have listened to them many times! I was so thrilled to see Bathed in Prayer added to Jan Karons Audible books and also thrilled to have John McDonough as the narrator! Some nights i can't get to sleep, or awaken in the night and I just listen to 15 or 30 minutes of Bathed in Prayer, and my heart and mind are calmed. What a wonderful way to fall asleep; having the prayers of Father Tim and recaps of heartwarming episodes from the Mitford series read to you by John McDonough! My appreciation and heartfelt thanks to Jan Karon,John McDonough and Audible!!!

Just in time

I have been given much peace by reading all of Jan Karon stories of Father Tim. I have been fighting cancer the last 3 years and the strength and comfort of visiting these stories has been a true gift.

Enjoy

I enjoyed this book of excerpts and thought you would too. Let me know. Love, Sara

Hurray for Mitford

I loved this book and the way Jan Karon pulled out great truths from all

A wonderful devotional while reliving the series

This is best enjoyed in small segments so you can absorb the spiritual inspiration. You can pray along with Father Tim and apply it to your life, while recalling the best moments of Mitford.

We needed this book!

Having read all of the books in the Mitford series, this one touched my soul.

charming, entertaining, encouraging compilation

the introduction and commentation provided by Ms. Karon throughput the selected excerpts from the books ia as entertaining as the books themselves. I've thoroughly enjoyed listening. Additionally, I find it to be superb for relaxing and unwinding as i drift off to sleep.

grab your tissues!

Jan Karon is back, but not with a new book about everyone’s favorite small mountain town Mitford. Bathed in Prayer is a compilation of 30 years of laughter, tears, sermons, prayers, stories, Barnabas, Dooley, Cynthia, Father Tim, and everyone else who has come to make Mitford a town as real as most of the places we readers live.

Anyone who is a fan of Jan Karon’s books will appreciate this walk down the lane of memories, as she starts with At Home in Mitford and goes through the original Mitford series, on to the two novels that focus on Father Tim (Home to Holly Springs and In the Company of Others, not originally considered part of the series but they have since been folded in), and finishing with the last three Mitford novels that see a wedding for some of the most-loved characters in the series.

Anyone wanting an overview before committing to reading a series of 14 books can use this as a gauge of whether they’ll like Mitford or not. But if this is you, know that the shorter format leaves our a lot of the humor, love, and spirit of the town and its denizens. There is so much more to these novels than the handful of stories that you get here.

Bathed in Prayer takes us back through each story from the perspective of Father Tim’s prayers and sermons. These moments focus on many of the most emotional points in these novels, so you get a chance to revisit all the celebrations. The down side to this is that you also revisit the funerals, so if you listen to audiobooks in your car like I do, be prepare to find yourself crying as you drive home from work. Losing Miss Sadie all over again is heart-breaking, and then it’s Uncle Billy’s time. For this reason, there are times this book is painful. But even then, it’s so worth it to get a chance to head back to Mitford for a while.

I listened to this on audio, and not only do you get the iconic voice of John McDonough as Father Tim, you get to hear Jan Karon herself as she introduces each novel and reads an essay she wrote about her decision to start this series in the first place. The two voices together make this a truly beautiful experience, richer and more life-affirming than simply reading the words on the page. For me, it’s become the only way to experience a new Jan Karon book.