Prayers for Healing: 365 Blessings, Poems, & Meditations from Around the World (Paperback)

by Maggie Oman (Editor), Dalai Lama XIV (Introduction), Larry Dossey (Foreword) "In the beginning was the Tao..." (more)
Key Phrases: deeply our lives intertwine, sacred power, let freedom ring, Great Spirit, Mother Earth, Mother of Creation (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
In times of sickness or adversity, humans tend to seek comfort and healing from a greater power. We know this quest as prayer; universally it has brought solace and healing to many seekers. For those who lack the words, inspiration, or familiarity with prayer, Maggie Oman has assembled a collection of healing prayers for every day of the year. Included are voices as familiar as Duke Ellington ("Every man prays in his own language, and there is no language that God does not understand."), Bobby McFerrin, and May Sarton, along with voices as reverent as the Chinook Indians, Kahlil Gibran, and Mother Teresa. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
As recent scientific research shows, the simple act of praying can be emotionally, spiritually, and even physically healing. With Prayers for Healing, Maggie Oman invites readers into a healing space that can transform both mind and body. Organized in daybook form, the book focuses on healing in all its dimensions - physical, emotional, interpersonal, social, and environmental. Quotations range from sources such as the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, the Koran, the Torah, and Native American texts, as well as from Deepak Chopra, Rumi, Martin Luther King Jr., Marianne Williamson, and others. Together they create a tapestry of comfort and inspiration for rejuvenation and renewal.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Conari Press; 1 edition (October 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573245224
• ISBN-13: 978-1573245227
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #7 in	Books > Health, Mind & Body > Authors, A-Z > Dossey, Larry
  #7 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Authors, A-Z > ( D ) > Dossey, Larry
  #31 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Dalai Lama

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for "healing" in the narrow sense., March 31, 2000

By	Edith S. Tyson (Warren, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prayers for Healing: 365 Blessings, Poems, & Meditations from Around the World (Hardcover)

If you, or someone you know, needs healing of some sort, this interfaith book of calendar meditations can help; but, even if not, the prayers for the healing of society, the healing of the world, are appropriate for anyone to pray. The selections range from ancient times to modern, some are deeply religious, some are more secular. I got multiple copies of this, two years ago, and I have given away my last copy; now I'm ordering one more, for me. The book is divided by the seasons of the year. It is compact enough to travel easily. Even if you already have a daily devotional book, this is worthwhile as a supplement.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prayers for Healing: 365 Blessings, Poems and Meditations fr, October 14, 2002

By A Customer

I read this book every day. It has enriched my spiritual life tremendously. Now I give it to friends and family. We all have places in our lives and selves that need to be healed-- this book speaks to many of those different dimensions.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Ecumenical Assessment of the Soul, October 31, 2000

By A Customer

I was knee deep in the muck, as they say. My mother had passed away much too early in life for me to make any sense of it, and directly thereafter i was going through a painful divorce. I was bitter. This book is for those of you that believe that God is in all things. That pain is a medium for growth, and as A. Powell Davies would say, " . . . There comes a gentleness, a returning quietness, a restoring stillness. This too is a door to life. Here also is a deepening of meaning - and it can lead to dedication, a going forward to the triumph of the soul, the conquering of the wilderness. And in the process will come a deepening inward knowledge that in the final reckoning, all is well."