Praying With Our Hands

In this inspiring book of reflections and accompanying photographs, we see how our bodies, in particular our hands, can give meaning to our prayers in a way that words alone cannot. Each demonstrates the various approaches of the world's religious and spiritual traditions to bringing the body into prayer.

Foreword

11

(4)

Mother Tessa Bielecki

Acknowledgments

15

(4)

Introduction: How Do We Pray with Our Hands?

19

(10)

All of Life Is Sacred if We Know That God Is Present

Work as Prayer

29

(2)

Holiness Is Right Before Our Eyes

Welcoming the Sabbath

31

(2)

Hungering for God

Accepting the Holy Eucharist

33

(2)

When We Find Our Center, We Find God

Welcoming the Deity

35

(2)

Relationships Are Built Over Time

Table Grace

37

(2)

We Are Divine Agents in the World

Resisting Evil

39

(2)

Adoring the Divine Close at Hand

Praying with Icons

41

(2)

True Freedom Comes from Letting Go

The Cosmic Mudra

43

(2)

We Are Expressions of God to Each Other in Community

Laying on of Hands

45

(2)

Yearning for the One Whom We Cannot See or Touch

Dancing with God

47

(2)

Sharing God's Goodness

Breaking Bread

49

(2)

Linking to the Divine

Counting Honor

51

(2)

Our Bodies Are Sanctuaries for God

Daily Honor

53

(2)

Humility Requires Practice

Foot Washing

55

(2)

Separateness Is an Illusion

Showing Compassion

57

(2)

Setting Aside Sacred Space

Making an Altar

59

(2)

Reverence Can Begin with the Hands and Train the Heart

The Sign of the Cross

61

(2)

An Engaged Spirit Cannot Help But Show Itself

Practicing Lovingkindness

63

(2)

God May Come at Any Time

Receiving the Spirit

65

(2)

Consecrating Ourselves

Holy Water

67

(2)

Reconciliation with One Another and with God

Passing the Peace

69

(2)

Conclusion

Embodied Prayer Is an Expression of Who We Really Are

71

(4)

Afterword

75

(4)

Taitetsu Unno

Photographer's Notes

79

(4)

Source Notes

83

(2)

About SkyLight Paths

85

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Praying With Our Hands

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