Whispers of Presence

This book of readings are thresholds to foster prayer and awareness that opens to the Presence of God in a fractured day. It begins with an introduction of the authors journey through East and West in times of turmoil to discover a practice of contemplative awareness in daily life. These modern and ancient prayers, poems and wisdom sayings, dips into the Celts love of nature, the Monastics’ daily rhythms, along with a sprinkling of Sufi love sayings. They encourage the reader to cross bridges of suspicion between Protestant and Catholic, evangelical and sacramental, Muslim and Christian. The central theme of shared love and longing for God brings healing to disparate communities in a frenetic world and can change how we live. The world has suddenly been brought to a standstill in the midst of turmoil and loss. People are stopping and reflecting on life, their inner self and looking for comfort and strength in God. Here is a book to companion us in this chaos released just at the right time by someone who has been on that journey in remarkable circumstances. It is a book to help us carve deliberate rhythms of quiet prayer stops in a busy day to find the comfort and Presence of God. We have all suddenly been given all the time want to put this into practice. A book to cherish on quiet days, planned or proscribed.