God Under My Roof: Celtic Songs and Blessings
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Cordelia-anne
of Decatur, Georgia USA on 7/6/2018
This book is in a Controlled Release!
Cordelia-anne of Decatur, Georgia USA on 7/6/2018 This book is in a Controlled Release!
2 journalers for this copy...
In the late 19th Century, scholar and poet Andrew Carmichael collected the daily prayers of the people of the Outer Hebrides and translated them from the Gaelic to English. These simple prayers hallow waking, working and sleeping in a touching and deeply genuine way. Esther de Waal presents the prayers and Carmichael's work respectfully and helps the reader understand this way of life and prayer with intimacy and grace.
The prayers, de Waal explains, are poems:
The constant sense of the close presence of God at every point both on life's journey and on the day's journey is the theme of poem after poem:
God before me, God behind me,
God above me, God below me,
I on the path of God,
God upon my track.
Who is there in the wave?
Who is there on the billow?
Who is there by the door post?
Who is along with us?
God and Lord.
I am here aboard,
I am here in need,
I am here in pain,
I am here in straits,
I am here alone,
O God, aid me.
(Pages 16-17)
Esther de Waal, lay wife of a Church of England clergyman, is a recognized authority on Benedictine and Celtic tradition. Her first book, SEEKING GOD: THE WAY OF ST. BENEDICT (1985) was groundbreaking. It changed the lives of many people, including poet and modern-day Benedictine Kathleen Norris. After publishing several books, de Waal remains active as a retreat-leader and author.
The prayers, de Waal explains, are poems:
The constant sense of the close presence of God at every point both on life's journey and on the day's journey is the theme of poem after poem:
God before me, God behind me,
God above me, God below me,
I on the path of God,
God upon my track.
Who is there in the wave?
Who is there on the billow?
Who is there by the door post?
Who is along with us?
God and Lord.
I am here aboard,
I am here in need,
I am here in pain,
I am here in straits,
I am here alone,
O God, aid me.
(Pages 16-17)
Esther de Waal, lay wife of a Church of England clergyman, is a recognized authority on Benedictine and Celtic tradition. Her first book, SEEKING GOD: THE WAY OF ST. BENEDICT (1985) was groundbreaking. It changed the lives of many people, including poet and modern-day Benedictine Kathleen Norris. After publishing several books, de Waal remains active as a retreat-leader and author.
I'm sending this as a companion book to another that I spied on a friend's wishlist. The deep faith and simplicity of these songs and blessings is moving and restorative.
Received yesterday. Thank you!
I am currently reading The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan but will get to this one some time soon hopefully.
I am currently reading The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan but will get to this one some time soon hopefully.
Lent to a friend.
This one came back again. I hope to read it sometime after I finish The Silmarillion, by J. R. R. Tolkien
Journal Entry 6 by readinghelps at Castle Hill, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, September 26, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (9/27/2019 UTC) at Castle Hill, New South Wales Australia
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I gave this book to a seminary student from Sydney who was visiting us. He is nearly finished with a master's degree in divinity, but was not familiar with Thomas Merton! This little book starts with Thomas Merton. I hope our friend will enjoy it. I am still reading Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, but nearly done now.
