When Paula D'Arcy lost her husband and baby in a car crash, she began an inner search for a faith that was stronger than fear. She tells her story of spiritual exhaustion, her journey alone into the wilderness for three days, and the renewal she was blessed to experience. Now with reflection guide for reading groups.
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In Song for Sarah (1979), D'Arcy captured the primal pain of loss, and, since its publication, she has become a popular lecturer and workshop leader in the burgeoning field of grief counseling. Grief, she shows us in this new book, is an ongoing, never-completed process, one that becomes woven into the fabric of the grieving person's spiritual life. Now in midlife, D'Arcy realized that she must move yet further on her journey toward trusting the divine plan. A three-day solitary wilderness trip tested that faith, especially when a massive storm tore through her canyon home. But a red bird that miraculously survived the storm taught her to laud the tiny miracles of our earthly lives. Readers of the quarter-million copies of Song for Sarah will want to make this spiritual encounter with her. Patricia Monaghan
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I was deeply moved by this beautiful true story, and you will be too. --Madeleine L Engle
A powerful testimony of how the Divine woos the soul into a sacred embrace. --Joyce Rupp, author of Your Sorrow is My Sorrow and Praying Our Goodbyes
A story full of hope, reminding us not only of our need to learn and relearn certain basic truths, but of God s patience in guiding us. --Spiritual Book News
A powerful testimony of how the Divine woos the soul into a sacred embrace. --Joyce Rupp, author of Your Sorrow is My Sorrow and Praying Our Goodbyes
A story full of hope, reminding us not only of our need to learn and relearn certain basic truths, but of God s patience in guiding us. --Spiritual Book News
A powerful testimony of how the Divine woos the soul into a sacred embrace. --Joyce Rupp, author of Your Sorrow is My Sorrow and Praying Our Goodbyes
A story full of hope, reminding us not only of our need to learn and relearn certain basic truths, but of God s patience in guiding us. --Spiritual Book News --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
A powerful testimony of how the Divine woos the soul into a sacred embrace. --Joyce Rupp, author of Your Sorrow is My Sorrow and Praying Our Goodbyes
A story full of hope, reminding us not only of our need to learn and relearn certain basic truths, but of God s patience in guiding us. --Spiritual Book News
A powerful testimony of how the Divine woos the soul into a sacred embrace. --Joyce Rupp, author of Your Sorrow is My Sorrow and Praying Our Goodbyes
A story full of hope, reminding us not only of our need to learn and relearn certain basic truths, but of God s patience in guiding us. --Spiritual Book News
A powerful testimony of how the Divine woos the soul into a sacred embrace. --Joyce Rupp, author of Your Sorrow is My Sorrow and Praying Our Goodbyes
A story full of hope, reminding us not only of our need to learn and relearn certain basic truths, but of God s patience in guiding us. --Spiritual Book News --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Gift of the Red Bird, a Spiritual Encounter, reads like a journal from Paula D'Arcy's life. On August 18, 1975, on a return trip home to Connecticut, Paula's car was struck by a drunk motorist. Her daughter, Sarah, died of head injuries on August 20, and her husband died three days later from a ruptured spleen. Paula was alive and three months pregnant with her second baby daughter, Beth. For this reason, she went on living.
Gift of the Red Bird tells of a story of extreme loss and ache, of searching for answers, of making sense out of the pain, and of looking for some light in the darkness.
This is Paula's journey, and when she goes on a wilderness retreat -- where it's just her, God, and nature -- she begins to get some comfort for her wounds.
A deeply moving narrative, this book may be short, but the message is deep and lasting. It's a journey well worth taking for anyone who has ever had a tragedy hit their lives where they've had the same questions.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Paula's loss of husband and child brought her into a spiritual wilderness, a void deeper than can ever be explained. Paula shares with us her inner struggles, her ability to let go and go so deep as to be given amazing grace. This search is not easy, it seems when one is ready to give up on oneself, at that very second something/someone transcends us and grace is welcomed and received. Another author who shares with us her insights is Kathleen Norris in her book Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Like the first reviewer, I found Paula's book at Laity Lodge during a retreat. I was at a time in my life where I was mourning the stage of life I was in. Somehow, I was able to strangely relate to Paula's experience. I couldn't put the book down and it now holds a very special place in my heart. I am glad Paula had the courage to spend three days alone in the wilderness with nothing to distract her but the voice of God. Now, I hear God in a little different way as well.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After spending the weekend at Laity Lodge with Paula as a guest speaker I have purchased three copies to give as gifts. Paula is a gifted communicator. She has done all the work for us in our pilgrimage of life providing us a map to follow to ease our troubled existence. The red bird appeared all weekend!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Peter Kenney
Format:Paperback
Paula D'Arcy gives a very detailed description of her journey in search of God following a terrible tragedy in her personal life. The pilgrimage is long and filled with peaks and valleys. Paula is tested but she survives to write a remarkable tale of how she comes to know God in a deep and intimate way.
The reader's enjoyment is enhanced by Paula's excellent writing. It also doesn't hurt if you like birds and the outdoor life.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Lyna
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent book. I received it as a gift and have in turn shared it with a number of friends. Again and again I am encouraged by Paula D'Arcy to have the courage to live my own faith in my own creative and dangerous way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was exactly what I had hoped for in that it was an individual description of a personal spirtual quest and the finding of the divine on this earth. A very uplifting, down-to-earth story that reads amazingly quickly
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very inspirational. I was totally filled with the Holy Spirit. I think I would like to go on a retreat like that. We have so much to learn. Please try it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
I was given this book as a gift, and had to purchase another to send out as a gift to another friend.
Published 1 day ago by Mary K Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
you can see God at work in this womens life. We have all had our struggles, but God sure works in our lives if we let him.
Published 1 month ago by colleen stuckey
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pages are clean, but many are dog-eared
The pages of the book are clean, no writing at all, but about 25% of the pages were dog-eared. For many people this might be no big deal, but I was disappointed.
Published 2 months ago by Patricia
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a MOST inspiring book
Anyone who has lost anyone or just had problems (who hasn't?) woud benefit from reading this book. It is definitely worth taking the time to read!!
Published 3 months ago by Nancy Shope
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gift to read
It's always a blessing being able to look inside the window of someone's life experiences. This book shows our fears, and Gods tender care throughout traumas in life. Easy to read. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pastor Vicki
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
My purchase came in good time and is in excellent condition. I mean to share this with a friend who recently lost her boyfriend who happened to be my son. Read more
Published 5 months ago by cheryl ayres
5.0 out of 5 stars
good book
I enjoyed this book of Paula's and have read another one of her books. What a cool spiritual encounter that had. I was impressed.
Published 7 months ago by judy mcnamara
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Gift of the Red Bird.
I loved this book and have given it as a gift to several women who also loved it. The Gift of the Red Bird is wonderful for women in transition and those who are looking for... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rose disciple
4.0 out of 5 stars
Finding God in All Things
I have listened to this CD twice since I bought it a few weeks ago. Paula' voice is peaceful which keeps my attention. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Louise
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Helpful Journey
This is a wonderful book for anyone on a spiritual journey- Paula D'Arcy writes in such a way that anyone can follow her journey and help us along our way.
Published on October 5, 2010 by louise
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