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Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations on Loving and Working for Children [Paperback]

Marian Wright Edelman (Author)
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October 1996
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, is one of the most important moral leaders in America. Her first book, The Measure of Our Success was a #1 New York Times bestseller -- spending 16 weeks on the list, selling more than 450,000 copies and garnering spectacular praise from Hillary Clinton, Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey. Guide My Feet, her long-awaited second book, continues her crusade for the well-being of America's children by providing a counterweight to the lesson society is teaching this generation of children -- to be soulless takers instead of empowered givers.

Guide My Feet is a collection of prayers and meditations gathered from Edelman's own holiday rituals and experiences and the writings of such inspiring leaders as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi and Frederick Douglass. It urges readers to commit to and pray for strength and patience, and offers solace and direction for parents troubled by the commercialism and violence running rampant in today's society. Filled with wisdom, compassion and understanding, it provides an important spiritual and moral resource all caregivers can turn to as they strive to instill values, integrity, self-discipline and faith in children.


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Humorist, essayist, and occasional "deadline poet," Trillin reads a selection of his work from across the years. The author is justly famous for wry and dry wit, and all of these "pieces" fall into the laugh-out-loud category. Ranging from the famous "Corrections" article (ostensibly from the pages of the New York Times) to some doggerel, to the wonders of suburbanites with car alarms visiting Greenwich Village, these selections are truly delightful. Unfortunately, the producer does not list the recording's contents anywhere on the package. Still, this outstanding collection should be in every library; highly recommended.
Reilly Reagan, Putnam Cty. Lib., Cookeville, Tenn.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"I set out to write . . . a policy book," says America's premier children's advocate, "but out tumbled prayers instead." Indeed they did, both her own and others' prayers. Edelman focuses them all on children and their needs and arrays them in four parts, respectively devoted to love and parenting, personal faith and courage, justice for children, and creating community leadership and congregational commitment to children's welfare. They are overwhelmingly cries for help in fighting a world wallowing in evil and are probably best read in a selective, devotional manner rather than straight through. Those who, while they acknowledge the righteousness of Edelman's regard for children, do not share her bleak, beleaguered vision may find the whole book off-putting and lacking in the love of God that Jesus enjoined. EngageBeacon Press is convinced that even such readers will find the prayers eloquent and moving enough to warrant the largest first printing in its history--100,000 copies. Ray Olson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Perennial (October 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060977116
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060977115
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,940,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours. She is the winner of many awards for her work, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, a Heinz Award, and a Niebuhr Award. In 2000, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award for her writings. Edelman is a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School. She and her husband live in Washington, D.C., and have three children and four grandchildren.

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational pick-me-up for anyone who loves children!, June 21, 1997
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This review is from: Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations on Loving and Working for Children (Paperback)
At a time when I was feeling discouraged about my ministry with children, this book lightened my load. I found prayers, insights, and inspirations that allowed me to attack my work with new-found zeal. As a parent, it helped me find the strength and patience to grow my own children instead of just raising them. To read this book is to grow in love
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and heartfelt!, July 20, 1998
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Cele Eifert (Peachtree City, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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Whenever we move or my boys move to a different classroom, I give a copy of this book as a gift to every teacher and/or caregiver that my boys have had - it shows just how special and precious these people who care for my children are. I keep a copy by my bedside too - it really is a great little book. I wish the spiritual power behind these prayers and poems could stop all the child abuse & neglect in this country. Thank you Marian for a truly wonderful gift!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A guide for all who love and work with children, July 20, 2000
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A delightful and tender book. Filled with affirmations for all of us who feel like we "blew it" today with our kids. Marian's book gives us permission to be human, make mistakes, and still love our children fiercely. It gives us strength to start new tomorrow. I give this book to every new parent and grandparent. My copy is never out of arms reach. An also must is Ms. Edelman's THE MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS.
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