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Circling to the Center: One Woman's Encounter with Silent Prayer

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From "Looking for Gold", her first book, Susan Tiberghien seems to have found gold in "Circling to the Center, One Woman's Encounter with Silent Prayer." The book is a pilgrim's story. Through her own life, she takes the reader to depths of one's own soul while gently introducing them to spiritual mentors along the way. She reawakens that inner yearning for a deeper spiritual life and the need to create space for reflection from a grateful heart. Her 'Suggested Reading' list will be well appreciatedd by anyone searching for a scholarly spiritual foundation. A compassionate and inspirational book, read with much pleasure. Hard to put down.

This book is structured like a fine symphony: its unity is the theme of the power of silent prayer; its variety (development of the theme) lies in its metaphors for different life experiences; and its progression is masterful: each chapter grows and reveals its insight, and the final, golden chapter grows to a climax that recapitulates, gathers together everything that went before. CIRCLING TO THE CENTER is a quiet tour de force.

Susan Tiberghien's Circling To The Center: One Woman's Encounter With Silent Prayer is a superbly crafted, inspiringly presented spiritual memoir of considerably depth and grace. The engaging text is enhanced with thirteen thematically appropriate illustrations. Circling To The Center is highly recommended, contemplative reading for all who seek to enhance their own person spirituality and relationship with the Deity.