Everything Starts From Prayer: Mother Teresa’s Meditations on Spiritual Life for People of All Faiths
- ISBN13: 9780974524573
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Product Description
At the Home for the Dying in Calcutta, Mother Teresa often cared for residents as they approached the end. As she ministered to one illness-ravaged man, a visitor overheard her whisper a few words to him. These simple words embody some of Mother Teresa’s most profound wisdom. She said, “You say a prayer in your religion, and I will say a prayer as I know it. Together we will say this prayer and it will be something beautiful for God.” These gentle words of sol… More >>
Enlightened people dispel the darkness around them. They live more prosperously, with less stress, consider every difficulty an opportunity, and are open to new learning. This time of year is the perfect time to look over the past year and ask yourself the important questions: “Did I take time to grow spiritually, bettering myself with reading and stimulating conversations? Am I continuing to answer the questions that really matter? Did I share whatever good things I found with others, to encourage them in their quest?” We are all candles, and sometimes I have felt my flame only softly glowing, instead of brightly radiant.
I am now house-bound and not able to get around. If it wasn’t for reading and personal growth, and the ability to share and participate with others through the phone and internet about the things I am learning, I would go nuts! For me, books are a key to happiness. There are many people in my situation who feel life is not worth living anymore. I have seen that spiritual health, and being in service to others in some way (even if just by sharing good information) is the key to balancing whatever else is happening in your life. That’s why I am sharing some of my personal favorites with you (I’ll try to keep you updated as I read new ones), words that helped me heal and fan my flame bright again! I also placed this particular review under one of the books I have read and appreciated.
1. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (how even the little things we do can affect changes in people’s lives, and by doing them, affects ours too)
2. Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life by Tiffany Snow (tools and training to access our God-Spots for supernatural gifts, has great stories about healing, afterlife, NDEs, helping FBI on 9-11, etc)
3. The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp (helps to ease the fears of facing a blank beginning and opening the mind to new possibilities)
4. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (accessing the deepest self by living in the present time)
5. 500 Low-Carb Recipes by Dana Carpender (actually good tasting recipes that will help you keep your physical balance, at least after the holidays!)
Rating: 5 / 5
Mother Theresa was certainly given an inspirational gift from God. Her insightful widom adds strength to the fact that prayer is essential in everyones life!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Wonderful book. Would recommend for anyone who needs to work on prayer more. Which is probably all of us.
Rating: 5 / 5
I read this book over and over as part of my Lenten meditations in 2008. Lovely, simple ideas and messages. Bought 2 more copies to give as gifts.
Rating: 5 / 5
Everything starts with prayer means everything we do should begin with a prayer: an interview, house hunting, the day, a quick drive to the store, an exam. Such a deceptively simple title yet so profound. To start every ‘thing’ we do with a prayer – of help, thanks, or guidance – surely can only be wonderful for us and Him.
Rating: 5 / 5