It’s possible I would never have come across it, but for a gift from my father, Christmas 1999 he had read the book himself, and thought I would love it. I last read this wonderful book in 2006, so I’m well overdue for a re-read. Having just finished ‘At Home in Mitford’ for the third time, it’s very tempting to go straight on with the series, but I know from experience that I enjoy books all the more if I spread them out, reading others in between. This small-town village is filled with so many warm memories, and I knew it was time to pick up Jan Karon’s series yet again. Then I always add with great sincerity, deepest sincerity, ‘your will be done.’ That’s the most satisfying prayer of all.As I was pondering which favourite author’s books to re-read over the next year or so, an image of Mitford came to my mind. But I talk about the person or thing I’m praying for and how I think things should go. When I pray, God already knows what’s on my heart. “It’s a biblical passage: thy will be done. “I wrote about something that I like to call the prayer that never fails,” Karon said.
One prayer in particular stuck out to Karon as she was compiling the book. Going back through 25 years of her writing was an experience similar to re-reading her journals. For years, fans have asked Karon to compile Father Tim’s prayers and sermons. She went on to write 13 novels set in the town of Mitford. As He does when He sends any of us on a mission, He will absolutely provide.”Īt Home in Mitford, Karon’s first book, was a surprise hit.
“There were months when I didn’t know how I was going to pay the mortgage,” Karon said. It was faith-and reading back through her prayer journal-that kept her going. However, it took another two and a half years after that to find a publisher. At the end of two years, she had a novel. She began writing Father Tim’s story as installments in the local paper. Karon had her protagonist and setting, but the journey was just beginning. “I wouldn’t sit down without lifting up the whole thing.” She felt unqualified to write the character that came to her: a middle-aged, diabetic priest.
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