Margaret Guenther
Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
14 editions
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1992
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The Practice of Prayer (The New Church's Teaching Series, Vol 4) (Volume 4)
6 editions
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1997
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At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us
11 editions
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2006
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Toward Holy Ground
5 editions
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1995
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My Soul in Silence Waits: Meditations on Psalm 62 (Cloister Books)
7 editions
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2000
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Walking Home: From Eden to Emmaus
5 editions
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2011
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Just Passing Through: Notes from a Sojourner
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2007
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Notes from a Sojourner (Journeybook)
2 editions
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2002
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Just Passing Through: Notes from a Sojourner
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2007
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“Lighten up" (don't) turn prayer into a work but listen for God and let oneself be surprised. Overly rigid adherence to a spiritual direction built around formal liturgical adherence and highly structured prayer time can work against the sanctification of the ordinary. Christ is effectively imprisoned, to be visited at stated times and otherwise ignored".”
― Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
― Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
“It was a happy day when I discovered that in the English of Chaucer's day - which was also the time of the Black Death - the word "silly" meant "blessed." I am not sure when we strayed away from its original meaning, when blessedness took on a churchy aura and silliness became the realm of Monty Python and fourth-grade eschatological humor. As hard-working adults we too often lose the gift for letting go, for delight in simply being. We persuade ourselves that every moment must be lived productively; like the busy little bee, we feel a holy obligation to improve each shining hour. We would do well to take very small children or big silly dogs as our teachers. I have learned much about holy uselessness form Perry, the dog...”
― At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us
― At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us
“Often what we call “play” is competitive or compulsive, because the aesthetic dimension of true play, its holy uselessness, goes against our grain.”
― Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
― Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
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