A deep prayer life is not just something for mystics or religious specialists. It's for everyone, and everyone has a capacity for it. There is a great thirst for spiritual depth among Christians and seekers. This is a popular introduction to prayer and the spiritual life―a guide for Lent and the rest of the year―in the tradition of Ignatius Loyola. Simmonds also explores Ignatian influence on the life of the seventeenth-century Yorkshire woman, Mary Ward. The Ignatian tradition is hugely adaptable to different approaches. At its heart is personal encounter with Jesus, helping people to pray with the Scriptures in an imaginative way. This book includes questions to aid reflection and discussion at the end of each chapter, and also looks at the way in which the Passion and resurrection of Jesus are woven into the patterns of human life.

The Way of Ignatius: A Prayer Journey through Lent

Religion & Spirituality

Simmonds, Gemma

Christian Books & Bibles

SPCK Publishing

Book Description\nDancing at the Still Point is an inspirational guide to DIY retreats that will help you to make life-giving daily choices and find God in all things.\nRetreats give us a space for contemplation and developing our relationship with God, but they aren’t always possible. So can we still appreciate and detect the everyday God, even without special 'holy' places and spiritual practices?\nDancing at the Still Point is a book for those who can't or aren't ready to go away for a residential Christian retreat, but who want to be in daily relationship and connect with God in a satisfying way.\nIn sessions that you can work through at your own pace, Gemma Simmonds guides us through the practices and disciplines of retreats, such as being still physically and spiritually, developing a habit of prayer and learning some basic discernment skills. With insights from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, she explores how we can fold these practices into every day and shows that a rich life of prayer, in which we have time and space to let God be present, is achievable even in a busy working or family life.\nPractical and flexible, Dancing at the Still Point will help you find a richer and more balanced life, where the spiritual takes its rightful place amid all the other calls on time and attention.

Dancing at the Still Point: Retreat Practices for a Busy Life

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Writing with a reflective and perceptive gaze, Gemma Simmonds has shared depth and richness of insight into Koder's work. She sees symbols and themes in the images that link to Scriptures and opens up a meaningful reflective space for others to consider and be enriched by these powerful images.

Glimpses of the Divine: The Art and Inspiration of Sieger Koder by Simmonds, Gemma (2010) Paperback

Pauline Books & Media

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The Way of Ignatius: A Prayer Journey through Lent

Dancing at the Still Point: Retreat Practices for a Busy Life

Glimpses of the Divine: The Art and Inspiration of Sieger Koder by Simmonds, Gemma (2010) Paperback