Macrina Wiederkehr is an author and spiritual guide dedicated to a contemplative life within a Benedictine monastic community. Her writing and retreat direction explore the depths of silence, contemplation, and faith sharing, offering seekers a path to stillness and profound connection. Through her work, she guides others in discovering inner peace and spiritual growth.
The Gospel of John emphasizes the theme of abiding in Jesus, encouraging a deep, personal relationship with Him. This text explores the significance of faith, love, and spiritual connection, illustrating how believers can find strength and purpose through their union with Christ. It delves into the transformative power of this relationship, inviting readers to reflect on their spiritual journey and the implications of living in accordance with Jesus' teachings.
In this masterpiece of simplicity, Macrina Wiederkehr offers a series of meditations to bring us closer to a "God for all seasons," revised and expanded into this new edition. Designed for daily use as well as for retreats, Seasons of Your Heart is an eloquent and lyrical invitation to journey through the spiritual seasons of wonder, hope, love, mystery, and faith. Macrina Weiderkehr shares her "seasonal struggle with God" and encourages us to reconize those same peaks and valleys in our own spiritual life. Using biblical passages, poetry, and excerpts from her journal, Wiederkehr provides meditative ideas and prayers as "postures" for realizing and approaching the holy in our daily lives. These reflections and prayers, then, have grown out of a daily listening to God in the changing seasons of my spiritual life, "writes the author. "These reflections have grown out of my conviction that our God is not some Almighty Being beyond us, but a Mystery within."
"A book of reflections based on the themes of the hours that monastics have remained faithful to through the ages"--Page 2
The Benedictine tradition and practice of divine reading made accessible for everyone.
As a sequel to "A Tree Full of Angels," this book promises to deepen the exploration of spiritual themes and personal growth. It offers readers profound insights and reflections that resonate on a universal level, aiming to inspire and uplift. With its rich narrative and thoughtful prose, it is poised to become a significant work in spiritual literature, appealing to those seeking connection and understanding in their own journeys.