From the Foot of the Cross : Prayers for Those Who Watch and Wait With Those They Love

From the Foot of the Cross is written for those who sit beside hospital beds, visit the sick, or are home caregivers, perhaps attending to the needs of someone who is terminally ill. We know our powerlessness, but nevertheless try to respond as best we can, waiting, watching, caring, being there; just like Mary. Each of the twelve short chapters contains passages from Scripture and prayers which represent the struggle to pray through and find God within the watching and waiting hours.

Rev. Dr. John Elliston is a Baptist minister from Darlington, England. He has written a number of books of prayers, including Here in Our Midst; Footprints on Sand; From the Foot of the Cross; Walking with Pain; and Walking the Way of the Cross: Prayers for Your Personal Journey.