ISBN:
1893361160
,
9781893361164
Language:
English
Pages:
83 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
20 cm
Year of publication:
2000
DDC:
291.4/3
Keywords:
Prayer
;
Human body Religious aspects
;
Hand Religious aspects
;
Hand ; Religious aspects
;
Human body ; Religious aspects
;
Prayer
Abstract:
Foreword / Tessa Bielecki -- Introduction: How do we pray with our hands? -- All of life is sacred if we know that God is present: work as prayer -- Holiness is right before our eyes: welcoming the Sabbath -- Hungering for God: accepting the Holy Eucharist -- When we find our center, we find God: welcoming the Deity -- Relationships are built over time: table grace -- We are divine agents in the world: resisting evil -- Adoring the divine close at hand: praying with icons -- True freedom come from letting go: the cosmic Mudra -- We are expressions of God to each other in community: laying on of hands -- Yearning for the One whom we cannot see or touch: dancing with God -- Sharing God's goodness: breaking bread.
Abstract:
Linking to the divine: counting prayers -- Our bodies are sanctauries for God: daily honor -- Humility requires patience: foot washing -- Separateness is an illusion: showing compassion -- Setting aside sacred space: making an altar -- Reverence can begin with the hands and train the heart: the sign of the cross -- An engaged spirit cannot help but show itself: practicing lovingkindness -- God may come at any time: receiving the Spirit -- Consecrating ourselves: holy water -- Reconciliation with one another and with God: passing the peace -- Conclusion: Embodied prayer is an expression of who we really are -- Afterword / Taitetsu Unno.
Abstract:
Twenty-one simple ways of using hands to speak to God to enrich devotion and ritual are presented here in word and image. Spiritual traditions represented include Anglican, Sufi, Zen, Roman Catholic, Yoga, Shaker, Hindu, Jewish, Pentecostal, and Eastern Orthodox. 21 photos
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 83)
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