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The Flowering of the Soul: A Book of Prayers by Women Book

Reading like a divine book of poetry, The Flowering of the Soul is an unprecedented selection of prayers from women of all denominations, ages, and cultures and a lasting tribute to feminine spiritual wisdom. Lucinda Vardey collected nearly a thousand prayers from renowned writers as well as anonymous sages, including Mother Teresa, Simone Weil, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Marge Piercy, and Hildegarde of Bingen. Women will find it validating to see the common feminine values that define worship in the Eastern and Western traditions, including a passion for relationship, nature, and community. Contemporary feminists may be alarmed by the occasional prayerful vows of self-sacrifice and obedience. However, Vardey does address the historical and religious contexts for these ancient devotionals, which makes it easier to appreciate the sentiments of love and surrender behind some of these politically volatile words. --Gail HudsonRead More

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    "Grant us such grace that we may work Your will
    And speak Your words, and walk before Your face
    Profound and calm like waters deep and still,
    Grant us such grace."
    --Christina Rossetti

    In a book overflowing with grace, Lucinda Vardey--who collaborated with Mother Teresa to create her international bestseller A Simple Path--gathers an incandescent, unprecedented selection of nearly a thousand prayers and thoughts about them, set down through the ages by women of many faiths.

    St. Teresa of Ávila, Simone Weil, Emily Dickinson, Annie Dillard, Julian of Norwich, Sun Bu-er, Marianne Williamson, Marion Woodman, and hundreds of others are among the saints, spiritual teachers, poets, healers, and anonymous spiritual women whose passionate words generate a dazzling arc of love between women and their most profound beliefs.

    In prayers of praise and thanksgiving; calls for mercy and courage in the face of death; lives of surrender and holy love; in celebrations of the soul's unfolding, readers will find their burdens lightened, their paths illuminated, and their hearts inspired.

    This collection is unparalleled in its illustration of the unity of women's faith. Within these pages, there is spiritual sustenance to last a lifetime.

  • 0345422309
  • 9780345422309
  • 1 April 1999
  • Ballantine Books
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 432
  • 1
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