Author: Sarah McElwain
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 145212504X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
120 mealtime blessings from around the world, featuring a variety of sentiments, from the amusing to the heartfelt to the sacred. Offering thanks for our daily bread is just about universal. A Chinese proverb gives us this reminder, “When eating bamboo shoots, remember the man who planted them.” The Irish lyrically ask that “the sweet light within you guide you on your way.” And for those who like to cut to the chase, there’s “Good bread, good meat, good God, let’s eat.” What they have in common is a joyous and heartwarming appreciation for life’s bounty. Beautifully illustrated, these pages a bounty of blessings, timeless prayers, and irreverent sayings that connect us to all cultures and countries. Saying Grace is an expression of gratitude perfect for holidays, passing around the family table, or for solitary contemplation—whenever the spirit moves you.
Saying Grace
Author: Sarah McElwain
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 145212504X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
120 mealtime blessings from around the world, featuring a variety of sentiments, from the amusing to the heartfelt to the sacred. Offering thanks for our daily bread is just about universal. A Chinese proverb gives us this reminder, “When eating bamboo shoots, remember the man who planted them.” The Irish lyrically ask that “the sweet light within you guide you on your way.” And for those who like to cut to the chase, there’s “Good bread, good meat, good God, let’s eat.” What they have in common is a joyous and heartwarming appreciation for life’s bounty. Beautifully illustrated, these pages a bounty of blessings, timeless prayers, and irreverent sayings that connect us to all cultures and countries. Saying Grace is an expression of gratitude perfect for holidays, passing around the family table, or for solitary contemplation—whenever the spirit moves you.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 145212504X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
120 mealtime blessings from around the world, featuring a variety of sentiments, from the amusing to the heartfelt to the sacred. Offering thanks for our daily bread is just about universal. A Chinese proverb gives us this reminder, “When eating bamboo shoots, remember the man who planted them.” The Irish lyrically ask that “the sweet light within you guide you on your way.” And for those who like to cut to the chase, there’s “Good bread, good meat, good God, let’s eat.” What they have in common is a joyous and heartwarming appreciation for life’s bounty. Beautifully illustrated, these pages a bounty of blessings, timeless prayers, and irreverent sayings that connect us to all cultures and countries. Saying Grace is an expression of gratitude perfect for holidays, passing around the family table, or for solitary contemplation—whenever the spirit moves you.
Bless Us, O Lord
Author: Robert M. Hamma
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594719829
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of a third-place award for prayer books from the Association of Catholic Publishers. Bless Us, O Lord belongs on the shelf of every Catholic family that wants to pray together daily. You can introduce children to original and traditional blessings, the lives of the saints, the rhythm of the Church year, and the practice of daily prayer in a way that is both appealing to them and a means to unite your whole family. Praying together at the table helps families recognize the presence of Jesus in their midst and make connections between their meal and the celebration of the Eucharist. Author Robert M. Hamma brings his warm and gentle spirit to original prayers, which he combines with traditional blessings to offer an open-and-go resource for parents and caregivers. He provides the perfect words for every occasion—from observing saint feast days and liturgical seasons to celebrating a child's birthday and remembering the life of a loved one. Bless Us, O Lord will help you with fresh ideas and tools for living the liturgy in your home and nourishing the souls of your children with stories of the saints, including prayers for days of the week; Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter; saints’ feast days and holy days; national and cultural holidays; and special family celebrations to mark birthdays, anniversaries, and special achievements.
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594719829
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of a third-place award for prayer books from the Association of Catholic Publishers. Bless Us, O Lord belongs on the shelf of every Catholic family that wants to pray together daily. You can introduce children to original and traditional blessings, the lives of the saints, the rhythm of the Church year, and the practice of daily prayer in a way that is both appealing to them and a means to unite your whole family. Praying together at the table helps families recognize the presence of Jesus in their midst and make connections between their meal and the celebration of the Eucharist. Author Robert M. Hamma brings his warm and gentle spirit to original prayers, which he combines with traditional blessings to offer an open-and-go resource for parents and caregivers. He provides the perfect words for every occasion—from observing saint feast days and liturgical seasons to celebrating a child's birthday and remembering the life of a loved one. Bless Us, O Lord will help you with fresh ideas and tools for living the liturgy in your home and nourishing the souls of your children with stories of the saints, including prayers for days of the week; Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter; saints’ feast days and holy days; national and cultural holidays; and special family celebrations to mark birthdays, anniversaries, and special achievements.
Remen Box Set
Author: Rachel Naomi Remen
Publisher: Riverhead Books (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781594483585
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This box set includes Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen's national bestseller My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging, and the 10th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, which includes new material from the author. In My Grandfather's Blessings, which Dr. Dean Ornish calls "one of the most extraordinarily moving books I have ever read," cancer physician and master storyteller Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen uses her luminous stories to remind us of the power of our kindness and the joy of being alive. Through the teachings of her grandfather, an Orthodox rabbi and scholar of the Kabbalah, Dr. Remen explains how we can discover our wholeness through service to others--and the way to restore hidden wholeness in the world. Kitchen Table Wisdom is a remarkable collection of true stories that draws on the human tradition of shared experience--showing us life in all its power and mystery and reminding us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives. With new material, this special 10th anniversary edition addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles. "Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart. She has much to teach us about healing, living, and loving." -Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., author of Emotional Intelligence
Publisher: Riverhead Books (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781594483585
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This box set includes Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen's national bestseller My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging, and the 10th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, which includes new material from the author. In My Grandfather's Blessings, which Dr. Dean Ornish calls "one of the most extraordinarily moving books I have ever read," cancer physician and master storyteller Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen uses her luminous stories to remind us of the power of our kindness and the joy of being alive. Through the teachings of her grandfather, an Orthodox rabbi and scholar of the Kabbalah, Dr. Remen explains how we can discover our wholeness through service to others--and the way to restore hidden wholeness in the world. Kitchen Table Wisdom is a remarkable collection of true stories that draws on the human tradition of shared experience--showing us life in all its power and mystery and reminding us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives. With new material, this special 10th anniversary edition addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles. "Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart. She has much to teach us about healing, living, and loving." -Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., author of Emotional Intelligence
Book of Blessings
Author: Catholic Church
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780814618752
Category : Benediction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Every blessing the Church can impart is included in this ritual, as is information for the priest on appropriate settings for the blessings and background information. Although intended primarily for use by the priest and deacon, the book opens to qualified lay people the imparting of certain blessings in special circumstances. Approved for use in dioceses of the United States. Two-color printing and two ribbon markers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780814618752
Category : Benediction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Every blessing the Church can impart is included in this ritual, as is information for the priest on appropriate settings for the blessings and background information. Although intended primarily for use by the priest and deacon, the book opens to qualified lay people the imparting of certain blessings in special circumstances. Approved for use in dioceses of the United States. Two-color printing and two ribbon markers.
Kitchen Table Wisdom
Author: Rachel Naomi Remen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594482098
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
"I recommend this book highly to everyone." --Deepak Chopra, M.D. This special updated version of the New York Times-bestseller, Kitchen Table Wisdom, addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles. "Despite the awesome powers of technology, many of us still do not live very well," says Dr. Rachel Remen. "We may need to listen to one another's stories again." Dr. Remen, whose unique perspective on healing comes from her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness, invites us to listen from the soul. This remarkable collection of true stories draws on the concept of "kitchen table wisdom"-- the human tradition of shared experience that shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594482098
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
"I recommend this book highly to everyone." --Deepak Chopra, M.D. This special updated version of the New York Times-bestseller, Kitchen Table Wisdom, addresses the same spiritual issues that made the original a bestseller: suffering, meaning, love, faith, and miracles. "Despite the awesome powers of technology, many of us still do not live very well," says Dr. Rachel Remen. "We may need to listen to one another's stories again." Dr. Remen, whose unique perspective on healing comes from her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness, invites us to listen from the soul. This remarkable collection of true stories draws on the concept of "kitchen table wisdom"-- the human tradition of shared experience that shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.
Thank You for This Food
Author: Debbie Trafton O'Neal
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 9781451406450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A collection of traditional and contemporary graces, both spoken and sung, some of them accompanied by appropriate gestures
Publisher: Augsburg Books
ISBN: 9781451406450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A collection of traditional and contemporary graces, both spoken and sung, some of them accompanied by appropriate gestures
The Book of Common Worship
Author: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Blessed Be Our Table
Author: Neil Paynter
Publisher: Wild Goose Publications
ISBN: 1849520313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Resources for expressing gratitude for food, integrating thankfulness with a burning passion for justice.
Publisher: Wild Goose Publications
ISBN: 1849520313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Resources for expressing gratitude for food, integrating thankfulness with a burning passion for justice.
Bread of Blessing, Cup of Hope
Author: Michael E Dixon
Publisher: Chalice Press
ISBN: 9780827204508
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For those called on to pray at the Lord's table, these prayers will stimulate thoughts, sharpen insights, and focus attention.
Publisher: Chalice Press
ISBN: 9780827204508
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For those called on to pray at the Lord's table, these prayers will stimulate thoughts, sharpen insights, and focus attention.
Book of Blessings
Author: International Commission On English In The Liturgy
Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing
ISBN: 9780899425603
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Book of Blessings from Catholic Book Publishing, contains the blessings of the Roman Ritual for the, Universal Church as well as additional proper blessings, for use in the United States. This liturgical book, includes blessings pertaining to persons, to objects, and to various occasions, as well as blessings and, services connected with official parish events. Three, valuable indices make the Book of Blessings a practical, as well as pastoral liturgical resource. The Book of, Blessings from Catholic Book Publishing is set in, highly readable 14-pt. type and is durably bound in, brown cloth to ensure long-lasting use.
Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing
ISBN: 9780899425603
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Book of Blessings from Catholic Book Publishing, contains the blessings of the Roman Ritual for the, Universal Church as well as additional proper blessings, for use in the United States. This liturgical book, includes blessings pertaining to persons, to objects, and to various occasions, as well as blessings and, services connected with official parish events. Three, valuable indices make the Book of Blessings a practical, as well as pastoral liturgical resource. The Book of, Blessings from Catholic Book Publishing is set in, highly readable 14-pt. type and is durably bound in, brown cloth to ensure long-lasting use.