Choose from 365 blessings and give thanks. A Grateful Heart is a tool to help readers reclaim and enrich the tradition of pausing before the evening meal to give thanks. Drawing from a range of religious and cultural practices, the 365 blessings in this book celebrate friendship, love, peace, reconciliation, the body, nature, joy, and appreciation of the moment. This illustrated feast for the mind includes quotations from Martin Luther King Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh, Gandhi, Rumi, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, Denise Levertov, the Bible, and the Tao Te Ching.
M. J. Ryan wrote A Grateful Heart to encourage families to share the experience of being part of something greater than themselves. With that in mind, the book includes 365 traditional and nontraditional blessings organized into four sections corresponding to the seasons.
Experience the blessings in A Grateful Heart in a variety of ways:
- Just open it and begin reading one-a-day in the order given
- Use the index to pick and choose topics of interest that day
- Open at random and read what is offered
If you have benefited from books such as Earth Prayers, M. J. Ryan’s Attitudes of Gratitude, Don Miguel Ruiz’s Prayers, June Cotner’s Graces, or Marcia M. Kelly’s 100 Graces; you and your family will love M. J. Ryan’s A Grateful Heart.
Choose from 365 blessings and give thanks. A Grateful Heart is a tool to help readers reclaim and enrich the tradition of pausing before the evening meal to give thanks. Drawing from a range of religious and cultural practices, the 365 blessings in this book celebrate friendship, love, peace, reconciliation, the body, nature, joy, and appreciation of the moment. This illustrated feast for the mind includes quotations from Martin Luther King Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh, Gandhi, Rumi, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, Denise Levertov, the Bible, and the Tao Te Ching.
M. J. Ryan wrote A Grateful Heart to encourage families to share the experience of being part of something greater than themselves. With that in mind, the book includes 365 traditional and nontraditional blessings organized into four sections corresponding to the seasons.
Experience the blessings in A Grateful Heart in a variety of ways:
- Just open it and begin reading one-a-day in the order given
- Use the index to pick and choose topics of interest that day
- Open at random and read what is offered
If you have benefited from books such as Earth Prayers, M. J. Ryan’s Attitudes of Gratitude, Don Miguel Ruiz’s Prayers, June Cotner’s Graces, or Marcia M. Kelly’s 100 Graces; you and your family will love M. J. Ryan’s A Grateful Heart.
A Grateful Heart: Daily Blessings for the Evening Meals from Buddha to The Beatles (Prayers, Poems, Gratitude, Affirmations,Thanks)
278A Grateful Heart: Daily Blessings for the Evening Meals from Buddha to The Beatles (Prayers, Poems, Gratitude, Affirmations,Thanks)
278Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781573245371 |
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Publisher: | Mango Media |
Publication date: | 10/01/2011 |
Pages: | 278 |
Sales rank: | 377,819 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 7.40(h) x 1.00(d) |