Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice, and Love
A Collaboration between Pádraig Ó Tuama
Church of the Heavenly Rest & Eerdmans Publishing
Pádraig Ó Tuama and Guest Lanecia Rouse Book Launch Recording
Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice, and Love
- Pádraig Ó Tuama
“What is prayer? It’s not a passport to heaven. If anything, it’s a way of seeing here, a way of being here.”
We are delighted to announce that Being Here: Prayers for Curiosity, Justice, and Love is now available for order! This book of prayers is the collaborative effort of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Eerdmans Publishing, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and contributors The Rev. Dr. Patrick Cheng, The Rev. Dr. Maggi Dawn, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincentia Kgabe, Lanceia A. Rouse and Dr. Sandra Montes.
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About the book: In Being Here, acclaimed poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama offers a thoughtful collection of prayers and essays to focus attention in a world full of distractions. Featuring 31 collects—an ancient five-fold form of prayer—this unconventional devotional invites readers into a daily rhythm of connection and creativity.
Proceeds from the sale of Being Here will go to the American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum, American Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum shares the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the American public to foster a peace and reconciliation process. The Parents Circle – Families Forum is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization made up of more than 700 bereaved families. Their common bond is that they have lost a close family member to the conflict. But instead of choosing revenge, they have chosen a path of reconciliation.
