The Time Between: Cycles and Rhythms in Ordinary Time [Perfect Paperback]

Wendy M. Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

Ordinary Time 2008 began May 18 and ends November 23. The 30+ Sundays of this season are used by churches to focus on the many aspects of faith, especially the mission of the church in the world. Observe the actually extraordinary season of Ordinary Time by reflecting upon and responding to the basic principles of the Christian faith. Read more. It doesn't mean what you think: boring, uneventful, undistinguished, everyday, filler. In fact, the liturgical season of Ordinary Time is a chance for you to find beauty in the everyday and to live your spirituality to its fullest. The time after Epiphany and after the Day of Pentecost is a season for celebrating the risen Christ and for considering what it really means to follow Christ. In The Time Between, Wright shows how God is at work in our lives and in the saints of old during the nonseasonal liturgical year. Drawing from scripture, art, and classic theological works, Wright relates them in an accessible way to help you discover God's call for your life. And there's nothing ordinary about that! As Wright says, ""Monet saw that each lily in each season at each time of day was an irrepeatable astonishment. What Monet saw when he gazed on his water lilies, God must see when beholding creation. Beloved."" Find the extraordinary in the Ordinary this year. This book is also available in the Wendy Wright Seasonal Trilogy.

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About the Author

Wendy M. Wright holds the John F. Kenefick Chair in the Humanities at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She is widely known for her writings and presentations on the history of Christian spirituality, family spirituality, and womens spirituality.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Upper Room (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835808688
• ISBN-13: 978-0835808682
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ordinary Time Exposed, June 19, 2001

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Julie S. Donati (Sugar Land, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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Ms. Wright, a renowned spiritual writer, has produced another fine book. She combines mysticism, spirituality, and theology to focus on Ordinary Time. We are not just marking time until the "big" seasons, we are journeying through the cycles of the liturgical year. All of her reflections are conflated with perspectives from her daily life in a beautiful erudite prose. Well worth it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Compendium of Reflections, June 17, 2001

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Julie S. Donati (Sugar Land, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Time Between: Cycles and Rhythms in Ordinary Time (Perfect Paperback)

Wendy Wright employs her vast spiritual knowledge to develop a series of meditations on Ordinary Time. Each reflection is based either on a particular Feast Day (i.e. Corpus Christi, Trinity Sunday) or a period in Ordinary Time. These reflections conflate a variety of themes with personal insights spanning the history of mysticism with contemporary thought and spirituality. An excellent book to enjoy time and time again.