Praying in the Dirt: A Prayerbook

Imagine yourself as a seed – a little dormant, a little protective on the outside. Like seeds, we live with an ancient premonition of another way of being in this world. Like seeds, we dream of coming truly alive, dancing with the gardener and having something beautiful and nourishing to offer the world. If only we could burst those tidy, restricting little seed shells. Danny Francis has good news. He has an inkling how we might begin to do just that. He invites us to plant ourselves in the wonder of the gardener’s creation and water ourselves with play. A seed can’t help but burst and rise under those conditions. No trying, niceness, good behavior or checklists required. Worship is a seed-shattering miracle. From it, the delectible fruits of gentleness, love and justice have the opportunity to mature. ~Susan Sides, former garden manager at the Lord's Acre and writer at The Mother Earth News Magazine