I believe most of us would benefit from always working through books that spark us to pray. Here are the books that have impacted me the most on the topic of prayer (ranked in the order I’d recommend reading them).
The Hidden Life of Prayer by David McIntyre
Pathway to Prayer by various authors (edited by M.J. Hancock)
Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans by various authors (edited by Robert Elmer)
“Lord, may you answer our united prayers with peace. Pour out your Spirit on our families, and your blessing on our children, that they may grow up before you as willow trees by the river, that they may be a comfort to their parents, a support to the church, and a name and a praise to you. Amen.” (Philip Doddridge)
Prayer by Ole Hallesby
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Timothy Keller
A Call to Prayer by J.C. Ryle
“Oh, that men would understand that happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.”
A Way to Pray by Matthew Henry (edited by O. Palmer Robertson)
A Simple Way to Pray by Martin Luther
Praying with Paul by D.A. Carson
Letters to Malcom by C.S. Lewis
Cultivating Epiphanies 