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Organic Prayer: A Spiritual Gardening Companion

Organic Prayer


A Spiritual Gardening Companion

Nancy Roth

List Price: $16.00

PAPERBACK , 160 pp , 5.5 x 8.5

  • Seabury Books
  • Sep/2007
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-59627-063-3
  • 7063

  • In stock (Ships in 1-2 days)
Organic Prayer is a metaphor for a two-way process: we cultivate the earth around us, and the earth, in turn, cultivates our souls. Roth shares with us her experiences of working deeply in the red Ohio soil through meditations that help us enrich and care for our bonds with God, creation, and our neighbors on the planet. Short chapters lead us from the spiritual foundation of preparing the soil to planting seeds and fending off the "pests" of depression and impatience that hinder the growth of the spirit. Each chapter ends with "spadework,"distinctive prayer exercises that help each meditation sink in more deeply.

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Nancy Roth is a writer, dancer, and Episcopal priest who draws on music, movement, and theology to help others discover the integration of body and spirit. She is the author of popular titles like An Invitation to Christian Yoga, The Breath of God, and Spiritual Exercises.

 

"What a lovely book this is, written with gentleness, humor, and a deep basic toughness. This book will help reawaken our responsibility to all the wonder that God has given us." -- Madeleine L'Engle, from the foreword

"In this delightful paperback, Roth presents the practice of "organic prayer" which enriches our contemplation of God and our attempts to live in harmony with the good earth."—Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat for Spirituality & Practice

"Roth tells stories, evoking images and offering kindly advice, pastoring and pasturing. Most chapters end with homeowrk assignments, which she titles 'Spadework'. Her descriptions are so keen that it's impossible not to accompany her. Staying with her through the whole of this little gift of a book can bring as many rewards as a garden."—Episcopal Life, may 2008

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