Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
£14.50
In Everything Belongs, Richard Rohr offers a personal retreat for those who hunger for a deeper spiritual life but don’t know what contemplation is.
Fr Rohr helps us understand that intimacy with God cannot be achieved in the rational mind. By practising contemplation, we learn not to reason better but to see everything – including ourselves and other people – differently. As our perspective becomes wider, we discover that everything belongs.
This edition includes a reading guide for individual and group reflection.
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| Weight | 0.26 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 13.2 × 1.3 cm |
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