{"product_id":"the-flowing-grace-of-now-encountering-wisdom-through-the-weeks-of-the-year-paperback","title":"The Flowing Grace of Now: Encountering Wisdom Through the Weeks of the Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMacrina Wiederkehr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a 2020 Excellence in Publishing Award from the Association for Catholic Publishers (second place, prayer).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For more than twenty-five years, Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr has authored such bestselling books on Catholic spirituality as \u003ci\u003eSeven Sacred Pauses \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Tree Full of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eThe Flowing Grace of Now\u003c\/i\u003e--her first book in almost a decade--Wiederkehr offers weekly reflections that reveal the spiritual teachers at work in your life, inviting you to listen to these teachers and learn from their wisdom.\u003cp\u003e\"There is an old proverb that says, 'When the student is ready the teacher will arrive.' I think I have been ready for a long time, yet perhaps I have spent too much time \u003ci\u003elooking\u003c\/i\u003e for the perfect teacher rather than \u003ci\u003eseeing\u003c\/i\u003e the teachers that arrive in unexpected ways.\" With these words, retreat guide and author Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr begins\u003ci\u003e The Flowing Grace of Now, \u003c\/i\u003ea year-long companion that ushers you into the presence of teachers already at work in your life--teachers intent on helping you deepen your faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese teachers are not necessarily saints, writers, or theologians, but rather ordinary people, events, and experiences whose presence already permeates your life. These include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebiblical characters, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eday and night, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esilence, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe virtues, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ejoy in another person's good fortune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese, Wiederkehr suggests, are the kind of teachers who are the result of the flow of grace in your life. She encourages you to become aware of how they are at work in you and what you might learn from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach reflection begins with a scripture text leading you into the spirit of the week. A brief meditation on this scripture serves as a catalyst for the Word to take root in your heart and a closing prayer sums up the week. A teacher is suggested for you. The final quotation from a spiritual writer contains the spirit of your teacher and can assist you in embracing the wisdom of that teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing this book as a year-long weekly guide can be an enriching opportunity to deepen and transform your faith life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMacrina Wiederkehr, OSB (1939-2020)\u003c\/b\u003e, was a spiritual guide, popular retreat facilitator, and author who made her home with the monastic community of St. Scholastica in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Benedictine traditions of deep listening to the word of God and hospitality toward all of life form the roots of her writing and retreat ministry. Wiederkehr is the bestselling author of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Flowing Grace of Now, Seven Sacred Pauses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBehold Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Circle of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which she coauthored with Joyce Rupp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700555714623,"sku":"9781932057188","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d69fc0081b16fbb546b021c99520822f.webp?v=1765017207","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-flowing-grace-of-now-encountering-wisdom-through-the-weeks-of-the-year-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}