Unwrapping the Sacred
Seeing God in the Everyday
by Rosemary Lain-Priestley
Paperback
Price: £9.99
Publisher:SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Published:19 November 2009
ISBN:978-0-281-06061-0
GoodBookStall Review:
These monthly anecdotal reflections entwine the ordinary experiences of life with an understanding of a God who is ever present and interested in sharing all aspects of our lives. Drawing upon her personal memories as well as topical societal issues, the author writes with warmth and sincerity. She openly shares her search for meaning in events. The fluidity of the writing makes it is easy to engage with, however, the questions pondered throughout are ones we are all asking ourselves so it feels almost conversational in its style and refreshingly playful with its ideas. By stripping away religious language and getting back to the basics, the author challenges us all to engage in the present, however banal it might seem; to treasure the memories we are creating for they will become the stories we retell; and to seek God’s illusive presence in the normality of our days, assuring us that He is there throughout it all.
Reviewer: Siân Hancock (13/02/10)
These monthly anecdotal reflections entwine the ordinary experiences of life with an understanding of a God who is ever present and interested in sharing all aspects of our lives. Drawing upon her personal memories as well as topical societal issues, the author writes with warmth and sincerity. She openly shares her search for meaning in events. The fluidity of the writing makes it is easy to engage with, however, the questions pondered throughout are ones we are all asking ourselves so it feels almost conversational in its style and refreshingly playful with its ideas. By stripping away religious language and getting back to the basics, the author challenges us all to engage in the present, however banal it might seem; to treasure the memories we are creating for they will become the stories we retell; and to seek God’s illusive presence in the normality of our days, assuring us that He is there throughout it all.
Reviewer: Siân Hancock (13/02/10)
