TV star lives life on a prayer

AN actress who starred in Emmy-winning US TV drama This is Us has written a book about prayer.

Chrissy Metz, who played Kate Pearson in the show, wrote When I Talk to God, I Talk about You with songwriter Bradley Collins. The children’s picture book shows animals telling their little ones all the things they pray to God for.

Speaking to current affairs website Christian Headlines, the actress said: ‘For me, prayer was always really important. My grandmother instilled that at a very young age. And it really has thankfully stuck with me throughout my whole life.’

Chrissy said that she wants the book to help children understand that prayer is like talking to a friend.

‘That’s really what prayer is, is a conversation with God,’ she said. ‘I do it all the time. I mean, morning, noon, night and in between. And when you sort of demystify what it is, you really start to create an actual relationship with God.’

She also hopes it will de-stigmatise prayer for parents who view it as a ‘massive concept’.