Grandad's Prayers Of The Earth

Title: Grandad's Prayers Of The Earth
Author: Douglas Wood
Illustrator: P.J. Lynch
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763646752

From the publisher: Grandad is the boy’s best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is: a world of tall trees that reach for the clouds and sun and moon and stars - and what else is reaching for heaven but a prayer? Each time he and Grandad walk in the woods, the boy listens for the prayers of the earth. And finally the boy asks: "Are our prayers answered?" One day, long after Grandad is gone, long after the boy is grown, he understands Grandad’s reply: "If we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer."

Lectio Divina

Title: Lectio Divina: Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures
Author: M. Basil Pennington
Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
ISBN: 9780824517366

From the publisher: Lectio divina is "letting our Divine Friend speak to us through his inspired and inspiring Word," according to M. Basil Pennington, the late priest, retreat master, and prominent lecturer in the Centering Prayer movement. This ancient Christian practice requires faith, humility, openness, and fidelity. Father Pennington sets the process of praying the Scriptures in the context of meditation, contemplation, compassion, and action. He calls it "a way of friendship" wherein we pay attention to "the love letters from the Lord."