Broken Hallelujahs
Broken Hallelujahs

Broken Hallelujahs

Learning to Grieve the Big and Small Losses of Life

 
0.0 (0 vote(s))

£12.97

  Buy eBook
The losses in our lives are both big and small, and cover a range of experiences. We leave home. We experience physical illness and disabilities. We struggle with vocation and finances. We may long for a spouse or child. We lose people we love to addiction or illness and death. All of these losses can build into questions and doubts about faith. We may experience depression or other mental health struggles. Where is God in the midst of our losses? In this book spiritual director Beth Slevcove shares stories from her own life about losses and struggles. Along the way, she offers distinctive spiritual practices that can guide us back to God and, in the end, to ourselves.
ISBN: 9780830899227
Producer: InterVarsity Press
Weight: 0.001kg
Binding: Digital delivered electronically
File size: 1MB
Release Date: 02.04.2016
Language: English

Book contents

Contents Introduction 1. Remembering Eden Prayer Practice: Childhood Reflections 2. Longing for Home Prayer Practice: Images of Home 3. Love and Disillusionment Prayer Practice: Opening Clinched Fists 4. Losing my Strength Prayer Practice: Take a Bath 5. Longing for a Child Prayer Practice: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday 6. Losing My Brother Prayer Practice: Breath Prayer 7. Losing my Religion Prayer Practice: Writing a Lament 8. Falling into Depression Prayer Practice: Prayer Postures 9. Minimizing our Wounds Prayer Practice: Holding the Tension 10. Acknowledging Our Losses Prayer Practice: Imaginative Prayer 11. Overcoming Obstacles to Grieving Prayer Practice: The Prayer of the Tantruming Child 12. Revealing Our Perspectives Prayer Practice: Prayer of Examen 13. Fear of Falling Prayer Practice: The Stations of the Cross 14. Grieve as We Can, Not as We Can't Prayer Practice: Evening Prayer with Jimma 15. Listening to the Shepherd Prayer Practice: Discerning the Voices 16. Discoveries in the Dark Prayer Practice: Centering Prayer 17. Letting the Light in Through Nature and Beauty Prayer Practice: Nature Walk 18.Cathartic Creativity Prayer Practice: Make or Break Something 19. Feeding Jesus Doughnuts Prayer Practice: Praying with the Least of These 20. Sacred Symbols Prayer Practice: Create a Space of Remembrance 21. Ritual and Healing Prayer Practice: Healing Rituals 22. Getting Up Again Prayer Practice: Shaking 23. Letting Go Prayer Practice: The Parting 24. Traveling Companions Prayer Practice: Intentional Conversations 25. Learning to Float Prayer Practice: Doing What We Love 26. Coming Home to Our Broken Hallelujahs Acknowledgments Notes About the Author

Comments and reviews

Write a review for this product

You must be logged in to add a product review.

Beth Allen Slevcove
Beth Allen Slevcove is a spiritual director, retreat leader, writer, surfer and mother in San Diego, California. She served as the director of spiritual formation for Youth Specialties for seven years and holds advanced degrees in theology and education. She also co-led a spiritual direction training program through Christian Formation and Direction Ministries (CFDM) and recently co-led the San Diego Spiritual Directors Association. Beth is deeply rooted in her urban Lutheran congregation, and is an Oblate at a Benedictine monastery. She created and runs the Surf Monkey Fellowship, a Southern California surf company and online community. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two young children.