The Wave More Prayers from Life - Softcover

Michael Maginn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954743423 ISBN 13: 9780954743420

Publisher: Carmelite Publications, 2011

Synopsis

Prayer and poetry are part of everyday life. They arise from it, give expression to it, discern meaning at the heart of it. When the Jewish people reflected on the Exodus Event and on their wider historical experience, they discerned there the hidden presence of the God of Jacob. May those who read this collection from The Wave More Prayers from Life, be inspired to discover meaning at the heart's core of their own daily experience, to discern the hidden presence of the Lord within the varied strands of their own life's journey.

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Review:

Reading this book is a most rewarding experience. Each piece combines a poem with a short prayer reflection. Some of the pieces are observed from ordinary life such as a morning scene in a coffee shop. Others are memories of the poet's own life. Others are about recent world events, from the Japanese tsunami to the royal wedding. Others again are about Northern Ireland. There is such a rich variety. There is wonderful poetry. And the structure where the poem is followed by a prayer reflection is very effective. I found it all very original and very striking. --Donal Harrington Consultant and facilitator with parishes andd dioceses engaged in pastoral renewal

This is a lovely book of poems, each with a simple dedication; for those who learned Irish in Donegal, for those who remember Belfast as it used to be, for those who have waited by a hospital bed, for those at the limits of suffering and many more. Each poem is followed by a very short prayer, an evocative reflection which, gently read, may take us through so many of life's experiences into the presence of the Lord. It is a book which may open our eyes and lift up our hearts in gratitude, understanding and love. --Baroness Nuala O'Loan

About the Author:

Michael Maginn was born in Lurgan, Co Armagh. A diocesan priest, he has served in various parish ministries since 1981. Presently he is parish priest of St Paul's Lurgan. He holds a Masters from Fordham University, New York (1984), and a Doctorate from the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonia Texas (2004) Carmelite Publications Glenvale published his first collection 'Prayers from Life' in December 2010. In the current collection, The Wave More Prayers from Life, the author again relates prayer to lived experience. He continues to draw water from deep wells.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carmelite Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0954743423
• ISBN 13: 9780954743420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112