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A Sacred Primer: The Essential Guide to Quiet Time and Prayer
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bookshelves: 2012, spiritual-guidance, spiritual-direction, spiritual-practices, spirituality, christian-living, religion, devotional-literature, women-writers, women-and-religion, prayer, theology, contemplation, contemplative-prayer, meditation
Mar 04, 2012
bookshelves: 2012, spiritual-guidance, spiritual-direction, spiritual-practices, spirituality, christian-living, religion, devotional-literature, women-writers, women-and-religion, prayer, theology, contemplation, contemplative-prayer, meditation
Four years ago, almost to the day, I finished another book on quiet time and prayer. Rereading my review of that book and then figuring out what to say about Neeld's book feels like deja vu all over again. (Thanks Yogi for this great phrase.) It is apparent that I am always seeking a solution to my overly busy life. Of course, I am the only one that can actually change my life, but I keep thinking the perfect answer is in some book somewhere.
That said, Elizabeth Harper Neeld is a good guide to the contemplative life. She has found the techniques that work for her; she has read others' works and shares them and Neeld includes comments from others who have come up with their own reasons for using meditation. The writing is good and the layout of the chapters is useful.
I recommend this book to folks interested in some space in their lives; to those who use contemplative prayer, but need new ideas and to those seekers who are willing to consider changing their life to be less hectic.
Hopefully, I will be able to apply some of this to my own life.
That said, Elizabeth Harper Neeld is a good guide to the contemplative life. She has found the techniques that work for her; she has read others' works and shares them and Neeld includes comments from others who have come up with their own reasons for using meditation. The writing is good and the layout of the chapters is useful.
I recommend this book to folks interested in some space in their lives; to those who use contemplative prayer, but need new ideas and to those seekers who are willing to consider changing their life to be less hectic.
Hopefully, I will be able to apply some of this to my own life.
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