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by Frederick Ohler (Author) "Creative God the cosmos worships cleanly consistently constantly- amoebae halve electron and proton mate planets pirouette in orbit- a million atoms in our fingernails and..." (more)
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Wisely resisting the impulse to organize these 52 prayers by subject or theme, the editors have left the design of the book free-flowing so that each piece is new and surprising rather than predictable. Ohler sees freshness everywhere. "From breakfast to the eschaton," he is continually "stunned by the ordinary" as he celebrates amazing miracles of grace. His God--and his God's love--are too rich to be boxed in theologically ("You elude our logic/ You burst our boxes"). An original collection from a fine new pastoral and poetic voice.
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  • Hardcover: 103 pages
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; 1 edition (November 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0664218806
  • ISBN-13: 978-0664218805
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,448,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous, March 31, 2005
i was first intro'd to this book in seminary. our dean would read one of Ohler's prayers before class. i have recommended this small book to many. his prayers are best read slowly and meditatively beacuse they are so visually rich. we have used them often in our emergent community.

"help us not only to be caught by the exceptional
but to be stunned by the ordinary
to marvel at what we call 'common'-
sparrow
the people
sense
touch
and all the small and daily blessings." from Life is God-Sized

"excessive
generous
lavish God...
why do you waste so much time on us?" from Extravagant God
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