Thresholds to Prayer

"Pray always", Saint Paul exhorts. Yet sometimes it is difficult to pray outside of church in the rush and worry of everyday living. In this collection of short meditations, Coffey uses her unique perspective and gentle humor to show how God invites us to prayer in all circumstances.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(4)

Part One

A Cloud of Witnesses

5

(26)

Rosie's Kitchen

Praying With Mary Luke Tobin

On Retreat

Remembering the Martyrs

Grace During Dinner

Spiritual Direction

Cyrus Resurfaces

Praying With Spirit

Part Two

A Chorus of Voices

31

(20)

A Homily on the Mystical Body

A Small Circle of Friends

Penetrating the Labyrinth

Eucharistic Duet

Symbolic Value

Viva la Diversidad

Part Three

Prayerful Juxtapositions

51

(26)

Praying With Photography

A Question of Identity

Pirouette

The Sacramental Principle

Grocery Store Prayer

Foundering in a Blizzard

The Mornign After: Safe Harbor

Moved by Art

Part Four

Given Moments

77

(30)

Travel Prayer

Prayer in Cramped Places

Clouds and Cracks

Sometimes It Takes a Hurricane

Scrambled Eggs and the Baptism of Jesus

Prayerful Pauses

Like an Earthworm

You Started It

Ocean Depths

Dawn: Grand Canyon

Part Five

Seasonal Prayer

107

(22)

New Year's Reflections

Learning to Follow: Palm Sunday

Mother's Day

Gone Fishin'

Under a Golden Tree

November Prayer

Christmas Memories

Bibliography

129

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