Book description
'
We have fallen out of belonging. Consequently, when we stand
before crucial thresholds in our lives, we have no rituals to
protect, encourage and guide us as we cross over into the unknown.
For such crossings, we need to find new words. What is nearest to
the heart is often farthest from the word. This book is an attempt
to reach into that tenuous territory of change that we must cross...'
In sharing words of profound grace and wisdom, master storyteller
John O'Donohue's
Benedictus
offers blessings to shelter us as we confront the many
challenges we face on our journey through life.
Living in an anxious world - a world so often dominated by unwelcome
change, unhappiness and even despair - many readers will find comfort
in John O'Donohue's illuminating introductions, covering areas such as
Beginnings, Desires, States of the Heart, Callings and Beyond
Endings,
and the blessings themselves provide an inspiring and reassuring
new vision of possibility. It is also a vision of hope and belonging
for this sometimes troubled world.
John O'Donohue is an Irish poet and philosopher, and the author of
the internationally acclaimed bestsellers,
Anam Cara
,
Eternal Echoes, Divine Beauty
and the collection of poetry,
Conamara Blues.
He has degrees in philosophy and English Literature, and was awarded a
PhD from the University of Tubingen in 1990. He also lectures and holds
workshops across Europe and the United States, and lives in the West of
Ireland.
