A Gracious Rain

A Gracious Rain
Author: Richard H. Schmidt
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819227005

Using the Collects (opening prayers) for each Sunday and major feast day of the church year (including Christmas, Epiphany, and the days of Holy Week and Easter Week), the author offers a brief (one-page), anecdotal meditation on the relationship of the prayer's and season's theme to the realities of life. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, Richard Schmidt takes the reader on a journey through the church year as he reflects on the mystery and challenge of our human pilgrimage.

A Gracious Rain

A Gracious Rain
Author: Richard H. Schmidt
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2008-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0819223263

Using the Collects (opening prayers) for each Sunday and major feast day of the church year (including Christmas, Epiphany, and the days of Holy Week and Easter Week), the author offers a brief (one-page), anecdotal meditation on the relationship of the prayer's and season's theme to the realities of life. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, Richard Schmidt takes the reader on a journey through the church year as he reflects on the mystery and challenge of our human pilgrimage.

When the Rain Speaks

When the Rain Speaks
Author: Melannie Svoboda
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781585956845

Reading this book is a uniquely beautiful experience. Sr. Melannie has a gift for describing everyday experiences of nature as mystical adventures. She invites readers to see as a child might, looking at something as if for the first time. This is a wonderful spirituality book for adults of all ages and a gift book that will be cherished.