Morning Prayer Book by Stefania Leao and Alexander Debelov — The Prayer: Rise with Jesus, a #1 Amazon best-selling 30-day Christian devotional.

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The Prayer

Rise with Jesus — 30 Days to Transform Your Life

A morning prayer book by &

A beautifully illustrated devotional written in one of life's darkest seasons — and read in some of its brightest. Five to ten minutes a day. Thirty mornings that change everything.

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  • 30 daily devotionals
  • 5–10 min per morning
  • 4+ international awards
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Award-winning · Internationally acclaimed

Recognized around the world

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The book

A morning practice that changes you

The Prayer began as a quiet conversation with God during one of the darkest seasons of Stefania's life. What emerged is a thirty-day journey — tender, honest, and luminous — that has reached readers in Portuguese, Russian, and now English.

Each morning unfolds the same way: a verse to anchor you, a short reflection to steady you, a prayer to speak aloud, and an original watercolor illustration to carry the moment with you through the day.

It takes five to ten minutes. It only asks for your presence.

  • 01

    Scripture, daily

    A verse chosen to meet you where this morning finds you.

  • 02

    A short reflection

    Honest, unhurried writing — never preachy, always personal.

  • 03

    A prayer to speak

    Words for when you don't have your own. Yours when you do.

  • 04

    An original illustration

    Hand-painted watercolors that linger long after the page turns.

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Thirty mornings, thirty illustrations

A glimpse at the original watercolors painted for the book — one for every day of your journey.

Day 1 illustration
Day 1 · A New Morning
Day 5 illustration
Day 5 · Trust
Day 11 illustration
Day 11 · Surrender
Day 17 illustration
Day 17 · Light
Day 23 illustration
Day 23 · Grace
Day 29 illustration
Day 29 · Rise

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What readers are saying

Real videos from people who picked up the book — shared on TikTok, unprompted, in their own words.

@melmarmedia

"Prayer heals. A daily companion for the quiet moments."

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"I love to grow in the Lord by challenging myself to read different books and guidance books. If you’re the same, this book will bless your prayer life ❤️"

@kimberlywilsonharrison

"God never ceases to amaze me me. I’ve been on a prayer journey and you sent this perfect time. Thank you very much"

@faithoverday

"trying to get close to God? a daily devotion will help 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌"

@life.with.linnds

"Jesus, love, God, prayer — a daily companion for the quiet moments."

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Paperback

$8.88

  • Print edition with all 30 watercolor illustrations
  • Soft-cover · 4.6 × 7.3 in
  • ISBN 9798218647612
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Hardcover

$12.88

  • Keepsake edition for gifting
  • Durable hardback with full-color interior
  • ISBN 9798315466611
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  • Adjustable type · night mode · highlights
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Audible Audiobook

$6.95 1h 15m

  • Warmly narrated by Rebecca Cade
  • Listen on your morning walk or commute
  • Released June 23, 2025
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Oração: Erga-se com Jesus — a edição brasileira de The Prayer com Cristo Redentor e o Pão de Açúcar ao fundo

Brand-new · Brazilian Edition

Oração Erga-se com Jesus

The Brazilian Portuguese edition was reimagined from the ground up — with an entirely new cover that carries readers into the dawn light of Rio de Janeiro, beneath the outstretched arms of Cristo Redentor.

Same thirty mornings. Same watercolor heart. A whole new visual language, born for Brazil.

  • 30 dias
  • 5–10 minutos por manhã
  • 30 ilustrações em aquarela
  • Em português brasileiro
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The voices behind the book

Written in faith, made with love

A writer in a dark season. An entrepreneur with a brush. The unlikely collaboration behind a book that has touched thousands of mornings.

Portrait of Stefania Fernanda Leão Author

Author

Stefania Fernanda Leão

Stefania wrote The Prayer during one of the darkest seasons of her life — and it became the thread that pulled her into the light. A writer, creative, and woman of quiet faith, her work lives at the intersection of spirituality, beauty, and the everyday. Through Stefania Hub, she builds a digital home for her writing, art direction, and community.

  • Christian devotional
  • Brazil → worldwide
  • Bestselling author
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Portrait of Alexander Debelov Co-author · Illustrator

Co-author · Illustrator

Alexander Debelov

Alex is a serial entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. He founded Virool, the first native video ad platform, which reached a $120M valuation by his late twenties. For The Prayer, he set aside the boardroom for the brush — illustrating every one of the thirty watercolors in the book.

  • Forbes 30 Under 30
  • Virool · Kairos
  • Illustrator
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Begin tomorrow morning.

Your next thirty days can be different.

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“ Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is lovely — think on these things. ” — Philippians 4:8