Our busy modern lives distract us and cause us stress. Technology, media, jobs, family, appointments, hobbies--it can all feel like a mess. How do we carve out time for mindful contemplation and prayer? How can we make our prayer time mindful and fruitful and perhaps even restorative? Finding God in the Mess is the perfect tool to help us learn to pause, to take time to be with God, to contemplate our lives, and to recognize God's presence in all of it, especially the hard times. Conflict, stress, and worry arise, but these challenges can be overcome. The spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola teaches us that God holds us close, loves us, and desires the best for us at all times. This truth is a solid foundation upon which we can build our lives, find an anchor amid life's storms, and bring us through our darkest hours. You can use the meditations within&nbsp;Finding God in the Mess&nbsp;independently or in a parish group setting and at any point during your day.

Finding God in the Mess: Meditations for Mindful Living

Religion & Spirituality

Deeds, Jim

Christian Books & Bibles

Loyola Press

This is the eagerly awaited follow up to the best selling, Finding God in the Mess. In this new collection the authors address tough issues such as fear, anxiety, suicide and anger. They have received much feedback from workshops based on the first book, and these are some of the topics on which people have asked for help. As well as offering a meditation or a way of praying, the authors suggest scripture and a simple ritual. Once again the book is based on Jim and Brendan's own unique combination of practical prayer and Ignatian spirituality. Like the previous volume, this book is illustrated with their beautiful photographs.

Deeper into the Mess: Praying through Tough Times

McManus SJ, Brendan

Messenger Publications

One of the traps in the spiritual life is assuming that things will happen miraculously in one dramatic, unrepeatable moment. The authors illustrate the "slow work of God" (Teilhard de Chardin), an unfolding of God's plan for our lives over time, as a much more helpful and humanising way to look at faith. Using details from the life of St Ignatius Loyola.&nbsp;The 7 stages of Ignatius' life that reflect this slow process of growth in the Spirit are:Lack of awareness and superficial religion (being 'asleep': his life as a courtier & soldier);&nbsp;Waking up (his dreams shattered at Pamplona, the painful convalescing at Loyola);&nbsp;Extremes (initial over-enthusiasm of being a pilgrim on the road to Manresa);&nbsp;Eyes Opened (deepening in faith at Montserrat, Manresa & the Cave);&nbsp;Gaining wisdom (beginning again, studying in Barcelona);&nbsp;Gathering a group (spiritual conversations about what to do, deliberations in Venice & Rome) and&nbsp;Embracing leadership (going against his pilgrim instincts to head up the Society in Rome)The Ignatian spirituality points from each are drawn out and explained in imagined conversations with God, reflections, scripture pieces and real-life applications. The authors have established a very popular style of conveying the essentials of Ignatian spirituality and readers will find the book both accessible and enjoyable.

Discover God Daily: Seven Life-Changing Moments from the Journey of St Ignatius

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Emerging from the Mess: Finding Hope in Life's Storms

Surfing Life's Waves: Reflections for Everyday Lie

Shanway Press

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