Help, Thanks, Wow Summary
Anne Lamott

Help, Thanks, Wow Overview

Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers is a nonfiction collection of essays and a spiritual guidebook by American author Anne Lamott. This prayer manual is related from the author’s first-person perspective and includes many anecdotes from her own life and spiritual journey. In Help, Thanks, Wow, Lamott defines prayer as “communication from the heart to that which surpasses understanding.” The part-memoir-part-spiritual guidebook explores themes of the purpose of prayer, the identity of God, and the meaning of “Amen.”