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Awakening the Soul: A Book of Daily Devotions

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AWAKENING THE SOUL by John C. Morgan

AWAKENING THE SOUL is a wonderful "download" from a
seasoned minister's soul --- a cornucopia of
thought-provoking, spiritual readings from a variety
of sources, seasoned with the hopeful message of
Christian Universalism. John C. Morgan is a Christian
Universalist minister with sixteen years of pastoral
experience in the theologically diverse Unitarian
Universalist denomination.

Although structured as daily devotionals, this book
provides a treasure-trove of material appropriate for
Christian or interfaith ministers and lay leaders to
use during group worship. This is the stuff that
"Orders of Service" are made of! Liberal Christians
will be especially delighted with the classic
quotations and stories from prominent Universalists,
including John Murray and George De Benneville. One
example is this from Olympia Brown (the first woman in
the United States to be ordained by a denomination):
"The foundation of democracy is the realization that
every human being is a child of God..., always trusting
in the one God which ever lives and loves."

The overall tone of the book is best described by John
Morgan himself at the end of the Preface: "In the
end, it won't matter how much you have, but rather how
much you have given. It won't matter how much you
know, but rather how much you love. And it won't
matter how much you profess to believe, but rather how
deeply you live the few enduring truths you claim as
ultimate. All the rest is discipline."

This devotion book is lovely; a nice blend of faith traditions and a unique option from the Unitarian Universalist theological point of view. I gave my copy to my mother because she loved it; now I'm seeing the price gouging on Amazon. I love the book but I'll wait until it is a reasonable price again to get my own copy. I'm considering writing to the publisher for more print copies, $100.00 for this paperback devotional is insane.