Labyrinth Year: Walking the Seasons of the Church

Richard Kautz

Perhaps nothing expresses the mystery of our search for the divine as well as the labyrinth. A circular pathway based on spirals found in nature, the labyrinth is a time-honored spiritual tool in faith traditions as varied as Native American, Jewish, and Celtic. As seekers walk to the center of the labyrinth, their minds quiet and turn to God. Walking out again, they bring into the world the spiritual gifts they?ve received. In A Labyrinth Year, Kautz guides readers on a labyrinth pilgrimage that winds through the seasons of the liturgical year with devotions (to be used while walking the labyrinth) based on the thoughts and emotions of biblical characters whose stories are recalled in the seasonal scripture readings. As readers explore the journeys of these people of faith, they connect with the deeper meaning of the stories and learn to live them out in their own experience.

Morehouse Publishing

Cover: Paperback

Pages: 107

Dimensions: 8.48 x 5.5 x .34

 $14.00  

Paths to Prayer: Finding Your Own Way to the Presence of God

Patricia D. Brown

With step-by-step instructions for over forty ways to pray, this valuable guide contains a wealth of timeless spiritual prayer practices that Christians have used over the last 2000 years from cultures around the world. Among the prayer practices you'll encounter in this book are the daily office, the prayer shawl, praying with icons, centering prayer, fasting, prayer beads, walking a labyrinth, pilgrimage, anointing for healing, and praying the scriptures.

"Paths to Prayer" offers a whole-person approach to prayer that takes into account each person's individuality and doesn't assume we all relate to God in the same way. A prayer styles self-assessment will help you reflect on your life, your preferences, and your unique way of interacting with the world. Try new dimensions of praying-- innovative, searching, relational, and experiential-- to deepen your encounter with the divine.

Jossey-Bass

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 343

Dimensions: 7.28 x 7.36 x 1.12

 $19.95  

Strength For The Journey: A Guide To Spiritual Practice

Renee Miller

This collection of 20 specific spiritual practices are grouped into the categories "Meditative Practice," Ministry Practice,'" Media Practice," "Mind Practice," and "Movement Practice." Each entry is aimed at achieving mindfulness in simple activities. Because there is no one-size-fits-all practice, each piece concludes with a brief discussion of the personality types that might be drawn to a given practice.

In addition, the foreword by Brian Taylor lays out the theological underpinnings of spiritual practice in general.

I like to recommend this to customers looking for a spiritual practice to go with healing.  Lots of good options that are "doable" even for beginners.  Sue

Morehouse Publishing

Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x .4

 $16.00  

Walking the Labyrinth: A Spiritual and Practical Guide

Sally Welch

The labyrinth is one of the most ancient tools for spiritual growth and development, dating back to medieval Christianity, and is currently enjoying a popular revival, especially in contemporary 'Fresh Expressions' of church.

This illustrated book is for beginners and seasoned labyrinth explorers alike. It traces the history of labyrinths in the Christian spiritual tradition; explores the different ways groups and individuals can use a labyrinth for prayer and reflection; gives instructions for creating small and large, simple and complex, temporary and permanent, indoor and outdoor labyrinths based on the most well known designs - e.g. Chartres, Rouen and Amien cathedrals; provides outlines for individual and group spiritual exercises using the labyrinth.

Canterbury Press

Cover: Paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.75 x .34

 $16.99