Words by CHRIS THORPE
Images by JAKE LEVER
A fresh and strikingly relevant book of liturgies that can be used in alternative worship, by individuals, prayer groups and by retreat and quiet day leaders looking for new material.
Published by:
www.scm-canterburypress.co.uk
- the call to radical engagement Unfreezing our fear, unlocking our compassion, entering the fray
- the call to touch Entertaining angels unawares, recognising the touch of God
- the call to speak Overcoming feelings of inadequacy, recognizing our own calling
- the call to worship Open questions, open horizons and unresolved chords in the music of heaven
- the call to sanctified ordinariness The incarnation, the Word made flesh in us, shows us heaven in ordinary
- the gift of perspective The questions of cosmology meet the searchers for faith
- the gift of unlearning An archaeology of the spirit in the second half of life
- our deepest feelings Daring to be real, to own what is really going on for us.
- living with scars Honouring the past as we break through into new patterns of life
- the weft of life Weaving the threads of life together - our mistakes into a new future
- the overflowing of love Surprised by joy, profligate generosity in unexpected places
- the freedom of creation Improvisation and mutation where all is risked for love to be free
- transcendence of opposites Holding together impossible contradictions to reach for the infinite
Detail of Jake Lever Magi hand image
''There is a rare combination of gentle invitation and searching depth in this collection of prayers and meditations. Words, images and phrases are lovingly woven together to accompany us through, and give expression to, every season and mood of life. A book to travel slowly with; a book to share and pray with others; a gift for open hands and hearts to use with gratitude and trust.''
DAVID RUNCORN, writer and spiritual director
''A relief for a wordsmith: sound and picture and a few focussed words. And I hope in use hands do actually touch''
JIM COTTER, author of Out of the Silence
AVAILABLE FROM: www.scm-canterburypress.co.uk
164pp Paperback £16.99
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