Living Letters of the Word - Readings & Meditations from the Iona Community (Paperback)

Third in the series following This Is the Day and Gathered and Scattered Daily readings for four months from a wide range of contributors within the Iona Community, including Warren Bardsley, John L. Bell and the Wild Goose Resource Group, Ruth Burgess, Ian M. Fraser, Kathy Galloway, Tom Gordon, John Harvey, Peter Macdonald, Joy Mead, Peter Millar, J. Philip Newell, Jan Sutch Pickard, Rosemary Power, Eurig Scandrett, Alison Swinfen, Iain Whyte, Brian Woodcock and many others. These reflections, prayers, poems, songs, which reflect the concerns of the Community, can be used for group or individual reflection and are intended to inspire positive action and change in our lives. Subjects covered include: Hospitality and welcome prayer justice and peace the environment healing social action church renewal worship work racial justice women community pilgrimage sexuality Columban Christianity and the Celtic tradition ecumenism interfaith dialogue nonviolence and peacekeeping the rediscovery of spirituality commitment economic witness youth Neil Paynter was a member of the resident staff group of the Iona Community for four years on Iona. He is a member of the Iona Community and the editor of This Is the Day, Gathered and Scattered, Blessed Be Our Table, Holy Ground, Growing Hope, Iona: Images and Reflections, and many other books, and the author of Down to Earth: Stories and Sketches (Wild Goose).