The Valley of Vision is a book of Puritan prayers and meditations collected and adapted by Arthur Bennett. You can pray them verbatim in your time of spiritual retreat or as part of a daily rhythm with God. Alternatively, you can use them to inspire your own prayers or paraphrase them in your own words.
A few of the prayers from The Valley of Vision are not yet available on the Banner of Truth website, and so are not linked on this page. However, the vast majority of these prayers can still be found simply by doing a web search for them.
1. Father, Son, And Holy Spirit
- The Trinity
- God The All
- God The Source Of All Good
- The Great God
- The All-Good
- The Mover
- The Divine Will
- Divine Mercies
- God Enjoyed
- A Present Salvation
- Man’s Great End
- God Honoured
- Praise And Thanksgiving
- The Gift Of Gifts
- Christ The Word
- Christ Is All
- Fullness In Christ
- Union With Christ
- The Name Of Jesus
- Christ Alone
- Jesus My Glory
- The Love Of Jesus
- Love To Jesus
- The Second Coming
- Spiritus Sanctus
- God The Spirit
- The Spirit Of Jesus
- The Spirit’s Work
- The Spirit As Teacher
2. Redemption And Reconciliation
- The Gospel Way
- The Awakened Sinner
- The Convicting Spirit
- The Cry Of A Convicted Sinner
- God And Myself
- The Mediator
- The Precious Blood
- Love Lustres At Calvary
- The Saviour
- Reconciliation
- Deliverance
- Regeneration
- Resurrection
- Election
- Christian Calling
- Assurance
- A Convert’s First Prayer
- The Life Look
- Victory
- Freedom
- Belonging To Jesus
- Living For Jesus
- Kept By God
- A Christian’s Prayer
- Amazing Grace
- The Great Discovery
- A Neophyte’s Devotion
- The ‘Nevers’ Of The Gospel
- True Religion
3. Penitence And Deprecation
- Self-Knowledge
- Yet I Sin
- The Dark Guest
- Paradoxes
- Heart Corruptions
- Self-Deprecation
- The Deeps
- Continual Repentance
- Confession And Petition
- Contrition
- Humiliation
- Mortification
- Purification
- Reproofs
- The Broken Heart
- Self-Noughting
- Shortcomings
- Backsliding
- Sins
- Pride
- Passion
- Penitence
- Man A Nothing
- A Cry For Deliverance
- Mercy
- Crucifixion And Resurrection
- New Beginning
- Reliance
4. Needs And Devotions
- Need Of Grace
- Conflict
- Peril
- Need Of Jesus
- Weaknesses
- The Infinite And The Finite
- Choices
- Desires
- Faith And The World
- Journeying on
- Spiritual Growth
- Voyage
- Year’s End
- New Year
- The Family
- Caring Love
- Divine Support
- Grace Active
- Morning
- Morning Needs
- Morning Dedication
- Evening Prayer
- Evening Praise
- Evening Renewal
5. Holy Aspirations
- Longings After God
- Consecration And Worship
- Resting On God
- Devotion
- The Personal Touch
- Divine Promises
- Spiritual Helps
- Refuge
- Openness
- Christlikeness
- Christian Love
- Love Shed Abroad
- To Be Fit For God
- Confidence
- Covenant
6. Approach To God
- Act Of Approach
- In Prayer
- Living By Prayer
- Meeting God
- The Prayer Of Love
- The Throne
- Requests
- After Prayer
- A Colloquy On Rejoicing
7. Gifts Of Grace
- God All-Sufficient
- Privileges
- Blessings
- Faith
- Love
- Joy
- Contentment
- Repose
- Sleep
- Comforts
- Fullness
- Happiness
- Vocation
- Truth In Jesus
- Grace In Trials
- The Grace Of The Cross
- Calvary’s Anthem
- Sincerity
8. Service And Ministry
- God’s Cause
- Service And Equipment
- Things Needful
- Humility In Service
- The Servant In Battle
- Vain Service
- Love Rest In God
- A Disciple’s Renewal
- A Minister’s Evils
- A Minister’s Prayer
- A Minister’s Confession
- A Minister’s Strength
- A Minister’s Praises
- A Minister’s Bible
- A Minister’s Preaching
- Scriptural Convictions
- Lord’s Day Eve
- The Lord’s Day
- Lord’s Day Morning
- Worship
- The Lord’s Supper
- The Minister Before Sacrament
- Lord’s Day Evening
- The Minister’s Covenant
9. Valediction
10. A Week’s Shared Prayers
- First Day Morning – Worship
- First Day Evening – The Teacher
- Second Day Morning – God Over All
- Second Day Evening – Bounty
- Third Day Morning – God Creator And Controller
- Third Day Evening – Before Sleep
- Fourth Day Morning – True Christianity
- Fourth Day Evening – God All-Sufficient
- Fifth Day Morning – The Giver
- Fifth Day Evening – Protection
- Sixth Day Morning – The Gospel
- Sixth Day Evening – The Mediator
- Seventh Day Morning – God’s Good Pleasure
- Seventh Day Evening – Future Blessings