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October 2004

 

 

  


Sacred Space 2005 - The Prayer Book
by Jesuit Communication Centre, Ireland
Michelle Anderson Publishing RRP $24.95

 

 

Book review
Sacred Space 2005 - The Prayer Book

 

 

'Many people are nursing wounds after negative experiences of the Church, and they do not know how to come back or even if they want to. Sacred Space lets them dip their toes in the water they know is precious but which also inspires fear… We know many for whom Sacred Space has been a quiet way back to their faith.' Peter Scally sj

This amazing resource is a prayer guide inspired by the hugely successful interactive website, Sacred Space.The site has logged over nine million visits in sixteen languages, and people pray there at the rate of one every ten seconds.

The book, as with the website, guides the reader, simply and gently, through a few stages of preparation. Each week begins with 'Something to think and pray about each day of the week', then six small 'Stages of Prayer' leading into a short piece of scripture with points to help us think about the text and make it relevant to our daily lives. This sacred space in one's day can be anywhere at any time - on a park bench, at home, in the office, the beach - a time to quietly connect with God. A time to be consoled, healed, challenged and transformed.