WomanPrayers : Prayers by Women from throughout History and Around the World (Hardcover)

by Mary Ford-grabowsky (Author) "STAND ON MOTHER EARTH..." (more)
Key Phrases: how deeply our lives intertwine, Mother Earth, Hildegard of Bingen, Teresa of Avila (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
A run-down of some of this book's contributors-which include Marianne Williamson, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Hildegard of Bingen, Ammachi, and anonymous Celtic and Native American authors-suggests that its intended audience is women interested in New Age and feminist spirituality. It certainly succeeds in providing well-sifted, prayerful reading for its target market. The book's greatest strength is the pride of place it gives to poetry, eschewing sappy, written-for-the-moment prayers in favor of reflective poems from many different times and spiritual traditions. Rita Dove and Denise Levertov get their due; Anne Lamott offers a poem of gratitude; and Madeleine L'Engle contributes a lovely three-line invocation. This feast of women's poetry would make a marvelous gift from one woman to another, or-perhaps more importantly-for a woman to give herself.
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Product Description

This rich blend of prayers, poems, and sayings by women writers and sages from around the world and throughout history offers daily inspiration and delight. Included in this collection are diverse voices ranging from the early Sufi mystic Rabia and the trailblazing Mechtild of Magdeburg, to contemporary poets Denise Levertov, Kathleen Norris, Maya Angelou, Jane Hirshfield, and Mary Oliver. These and many other treasures of women’s wisdom are gathered here from such wide-ranging sources as Celtic blessings, Native American petitions, and Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Hindu, and Chinese prayers.

An expert on spirituality with a remark-able eye for the best inspirational literature, Ford-Grabowsky includes in this collection prayers of praise, thanks, petition, mystical ecstasy, and insight. Her book explores self-discovery, mothering, inner strength, needs, work, gratefulness, spiritual darkness, mysti-cal experience, and love.

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• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne (May 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060089709
• ISBN-13: 978-0060089702
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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