As a young adult myself, I wanted to see what sort of prayers a guardian-figure or parent would pray for me. From relationships--friendship and romantic--to jobs to safety to addiction and more, this book covers so many topics facing the youth of today. What I also enjoyed were the personal stories giving examples of troubles young adults are facing. Berndt tells many tales of her own children as well as the children of her friends (names changed of course). When it comes to the actual prayers, the approach is lovely. Bible verses are adapted to short prayers with "fill in the blanks" when one can write names of young adult children. Each scriptural prayer has a reference so anyone can look up the entire biblical context if they so desire. This book has Christian undertones as there are New Testament quotations, as well as various references to Jesus. That aside, the desires of safety and success and happiness for one's young adult children I would say reach those of all faiths.
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