When Prayer Doesn't Work: Reimagining our understanding and expectations of prayer - Couverture souple

Somerville, Margaret

 
9781804323908: When Prayer Doesn't Work: Reimagining our understanding and expectations of prayer
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 180432390X ISBN 13 : 9781804323908
Editeur : Wild Goose Publications, 2025

Synopsis

What if prayer is not about having the right words, but about noticing the sacred in washing dishes, the rhythm of breath, or the quiet sharing of tea with a friend?


Margaret Somerville invites us to rediscover prayer as a way of living, not a formula to get right. With wisdom drawn from her Celtic roots, lifelong pilgrimage to the Isle of Iona, and deep engagement with Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Jewish traditions, she reimagines prayer as presence in the ordinary. From her granny's morning ritual of lighting the coal fire to the contemplative kneading of bread, she shows how holiness shimmers in the small gestures of daily life.


Through six pathways - Sacred Space, Release, Naming, Wilderness, Nourishment and Peace - the author offers gentle practices and stories that carry us beyond unanswered petitions into a deeper communion with self, others and the divine mystery. Both memoir and spiritual guide, this book speaks to seekers who are weary of rigid traditions or silence from heaven, and to all who long for prayer that nourishes rather than disappoints.


With a foreword by Kaitlin Curtice.



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À propos de l?auteur

Margaret Somerville is an educator, interfaith minister, and founder of Interfaith Alignment.

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Éditeur
Wild Goose Publications
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
180432390X
ISBN 13 
9781804323908
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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