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A life filled with blessing is already within your reach.
With ever-increasing pressures building in our lives, we often slip into believing that the world is a burdensome
place. As a result, our souls tighten, our hearts become dull, and our joy slowly drains away.
Yet it doesn’t have to be this way. Through penetrating reflections and practical tips for uncovering
the blessed wonder in our lives—even in trying circumstances—Jay Marshall shows you how to recapture the goodness,
holiness and abundance that saturate our world. The secret lies in opening yourself to divine blessings, which inspires thankfulness,
and responding by sharing that spirit with others in acts of thanking and blessing. Practices that will change your perspective,
and your life, include:
• Expectant Waiting—slowing down to perceive the presence of the Divine within you
• Sacramental Living—experiencing the Sacred in every situation
• Walking Cheerfully—cultivating a positive disposition
• “Answering that of God” in Others—elevating everyday interactions to the realm of spiritual
discovery
Whatever your spiritual tradition, this thoughtful book will help you rediscover your profound connection
to God, to others and to the world.
“A
rich mixture of personal reflection and engagement of spiritual traditions from West and East.... Challenges you to venture
toward unimagined horizons of faithful living. To read this book is its own blessing.”
—Richard
F. Wilson,
chair, Roberts Department of Christianity, Mercer University
“A lovely, lovely book. Captures the heartbeat of Quaker spirituality, offering it as a treasure for others to
share. Truly a gift for the individual seeker, [as well as for] congregational educational programs and ecumenical book groups.”
—Ann K. Riggs, PhD, Associate General Secretary,
National Council of Churches USA