Jessica S First Prayer Hesba Stretton

"Jessica's First Prayer; and, Jessica's Mother" by Hesba Stretton is a heartwarming story that explores themes of faith, compassion, and the power of prayer. Follow Jessica, a poor orphan girl, as she encounters the kindness of strangers and discovers the importance of prayer in her life. Stretton's narrative beautifully illustrates the transformative impact of love and faith, making it a timeless tale that resonates with readers of all ages.

Jessica, shivering and hungry, finds an unlikely friend in "Mr. Daniel," a coffee-peddler. Her simple faith in God when she heard about Him, demonstrated in her very first prayer, touches the hearts and lives of those around her. In Jessica's Mother, the woman who had given birth to Jessica, and abandoned her to pursue a life of depravity and drunkenness, returns. These two stories beautifully demonstrate the power of a child-like faith in Christ.

In nineteenth-century London, a poor girl is befriended by the owner of a coffee stall who feeds her once a week and introduces her to God and prayer.

In a screened and secluded corner of one of the many railway-bridges which span the streets of London there could be seen a few years ago, from five o'clock every morning until half past eight, a tidily set-out coffee-stall, consisting of a trestle and board, upon which stood two large tin cans, with a small fire of charcoal burning under each so as to keep the coffee boiling during the early hours of the morning when the work-people were thronging into the city on their way to their daily toil...

Jessica, an inquisitive barefoot girl, took an interest in the coffee stall run by Daniel. Following Daniel into a strange building she began an adventure that will change her life. Jessica knows little about God's love, but has an inquisitive mind showing that a person who seeks eventually finds God. This is one of Hesba Stretton's most popular tales, a touching story first published in 1867. This edition includes 9 illustrations.