Every Day I Pray: Prayers for Awakening to the Grace of Inner Communion
10 best books like Every Day I Pray: Prayers for Awakening to the Grace of Inner Communion (Iyanla Vanzant): Friday Night at Honeybee's, Satin Doll, Earth Prayers: From Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth, Imagine a Woman in Love With Herself: Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness, Genesis: A Living Conversation (PBS Series), Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul, Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings, Jesus in Blue Jeans: A Practical Guide to Everyday Spirituality, A Book of Hours, Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer
Friday Night at Honeybee's
| Author | Andrea Smith |
| ISBN | 0385336985 |
Everyone who's anyone in the Harlem music scene has heard of Honeybee McColor and the famous Friday night gathers that fill her house to bursting. In the early 1960s, nowhere but "The Big House" attracts so many renowned jazz and blues musicians—and no one but Miss Honeybee attracts talented lost...
| Author | Karen E. Quinones Miller |
Eh well this was a quick two day read but it didn't blow me away, I can honestly say I have read this story better written somewhere and I just didn't get with any of the parts I was supposed to...the unveiling of a troubled past which underwhelmed me (uh I know people who have done wayyy more LOL), the sisterhood...
In forest clearings, beneath star-filled skies, in cathedrals, and before the hearth... women and men have always given voice to the impulse to celebrate the world that surrounds and sustains them. Now, as we face a diminished present and an uncertain future, the need to honor the interconnection...
| Author | Patricia Lynn Reilly |
| ISBN | 1573241695 |
Imagine A Woman In Love With Herself is based on twenty stanzas of Patricia Lynn Reilly's popular poem "Imagine a Woman." The book holds up a womanaffirming mirror and invites women to look upon themselves with loving kindness. The book empowers women to move from selfloathing to selflove, from selfcriticism...
| Author | Bill Moyers |
| ISBN | 0385490437 |
People need stories to make sense of the world--to hold their lives together, and to fasten on to those values that last. The greatest stories are found in the Bible, enduring through the centuries. In "Genesis, " acclaimed television journalist Bill Moyers brings together some of the world's liveliest...
Basically true information. As a 1995 publication about eliminating distraction, the absence of any mention of Internet is noticeable, but that's all right because we don't need to be told that Internet falls into the category of distraction along with social commitments, TV and magazines, bad food...
| Author | Caitlín Matthews |
| ISBN | 1592330436 |
Mirroring the ancient formulaic prayers to the elements found in the Celtic tradition, along with the wondrous invocations and declarations of the bards of the Scottish, Irish and Welsh traditions, Celtic Devotional provides a mystical doorway through which the modern person can re-invest their...
| Author | Laurie Beth Jones |
| ISBN | 0786883553 |
This book changed my life!
Fifteen years ago I stood in front of a bookshelf in a busy mall and thinking life couldn't get much worse than it was when, for some reason I don't remember to this day, Jesus in Blue Jeans: A Practical Guide to Everyday Spirituality caught my attention and I reached for...
| Author | Thomas Merton |
| ISBN | 1933495057 |
This book is set up in the daily liturgical cycle, but instead of prayers from a lectionary or scripture readings, it is entirely composed of Thomas Merton's thoughts on silence, contemplation, nature, and listening to God. It's a great way to silence your soul to listen to God, and a good balance to something...
| Author | Thomas Keating |
| ISBN | 0824515889 |
This book was recommended to me by a monk in his eighties in a meeting of spiritual direction with me. I had been feeling very attracted to the practice of Zen meditation for its focus on the present moment, breathing, and acceptance of change, pain, emotional ups and downs, etc. I had felt that my prayer...
| Author | Peter L. Steinke |
| ISBN | 1566993296 |
Drawing on the work of Bowen, Friedman, and his own many years' counseling experience, Peter Steinke shows how to recognize and deal with the emotional roots of such issues as church conflict, leadership roles, congregational change, irresponsible behavior, and the effect of family of origin on...
| Author | Thomas Moore |
| ISBN | 0060927003 |
What a great book! So much things to consider afresh! Absolutely great meditations with humour but also some serious truth to consider and actually to apply in your life. I do have a respect for the life of a monk through reading this book and one can clearly see the benefits of these people in a society by...
Benedictus: A Book of Blessings
| Author | John O'Donohue |
| ISBN | 0593058623 |
We have fallen out of belonging. Consequently, when we stand before crucial thresholds in our lives, we have no rituals to protect, encourage and guide us as we cross over into the unknown. For such crossings, we need to find new words. What is nearest to the heart is often farthest from the word. This book...
| Author | Geneva Holliday |
| ISBN | 0767921151 |
It’s almost summer in New York City, and the heat is breaking records on the street and between the sheets in Geneva Holliday’s beyond-sexy follow-up to Groove. When Geneva, Crystal, Chevy, and Noah get hot and bothered, they get way more than they ever bargained for…
Geneva is busy caring...
| Author | Lolita Files |
| ISBN | 0446675482 |
Reesy Snowden & Misty Fine have been friends since childhood. Misty's work life is thriving & she has found Mr. Right at last. Although Reesy's trying to be happy for her friend, she is troubled by this intrusion into the one friendship that has always come first for both women. Nonetheless,...
All the Joy You Can Stand: 101 Sacred Power Principles for Making Joy Real in Your Life
| Author | Debrena Jackson Gandy |
| ISBN | 0609807080 |
Bestselling author, keynote speaker, success coach, and seminar leader Debrena Jackson Gandy has helped thousands of women access their inner power and live more joyfully and boldly. In her national bestseller, All the Joy You Can Stand: 101 Sacred Power Principles for Making Joy Real in Your Life,...
Open the Door: A Journey to the True Self
| Author | Joyce Rupp |
| ISBN | 1933495146 |
The long-awaited book from best-selling spiritual guide Joyce Rupp, creatively leads readers to explore how the image of the door can guide them in a process of discovering their true self. Joyce Rupp brings new life to the ageless spiritual image of the door, weaving insights from East and West with...
Too Deep for Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divina
| Author | Thelma Hall |
| ISBN | 0809129590 |
Thelma Hall's short book (her discussion of lectio consisting of only 56 pages) is a excellent introduction to lectio divina. She does a great job of putting this practice into the greater context of contemplation and an ever deepening relationship with God. She is very cognizant of Thomas Merton's...
The Gentle Art of Blessing: A Simple Practice That Will Transform You and Your World
How can a blessing change the world? According to Pierre Pradervand, making the conscious choice to bless every person or being around you can truly make a world of difference in yourself and in others around you. In The Gentle Art of Blessing, Pradervand shows that the practice of blessing has the power...
Prayers: A Communion with Our Creator
| Author | Miguel Ruiz |
| ISBN | 1878424521 |
3.5 stars.
I loaned “The Four Agreements” by Miguel Ruiz to my dad and he didn’t like it, so it inclined me to brush up on Ruiz’s writing (and, of course, I could always use the spiritual inspiration in the meantime.)
I enjoyed this book. Although the writing is simplistic, it’s...
Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living
| Author | Shakti Gawain |
| ISBN | 1577315324 |
Bringing one’s personal life into alignment with the natural laws and universal principles is the great challenge for today’s seekers. Information overload, a lack of time, and an inability to connect with essential spiritual teachings conspire to make the journey to consciousness a daunting...
I Want to Live These Days with You: A Year of Daily Devotions
| Author | Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| ISBN | 0664231489 |
This collection of inspirational writings from Dietrich Bonhoeffer is drawn from his many works and presented here as a series of daily meditations to last throughout the year. Organized under monthly themes, these prayers, sermons, meditations, letters, and notes offer readers a new glimpse at...
