Earthsongs: Praying with Nature
Author: Simsic, Wayne. We need prayers - prayers that will heal the open wounds caused by our misuse of the natural world and help us to rebuild a healthy relationship with the earth. Nature prayers can best be expressed with a childlike heart - a heart that is drawn to mystery and willing to respond with reverence. The need for nature prayers inspired this book, but that is not its only focus. The book also addresses the longing each of us has to encounter nature from the depths of our life.
Author: Simsic, Wayne.
Publisher: St. Mary's Press, 1992
We need prayers - prayers that will heal the open wounds caused by our misuse of the natural world and help us to rebuild a healthy relationship with the earth. Nature prayers can best be expressed with a childlike heart - a heart that is drawn to mystery and willing to respond with reverence. Such prayers bring us barefoot to the earth, sensitive to the moist, rich soil that greets us warmly. Earth and sky form us, and we open our hands to the Creator in praise and gratitude.
The need for nature prayers inspired this book, but that is not its only focus. The book also addresses the longing each of us has to encounter nature from the depths of our life. Most of us, whether or not we feel drawn to participate in a particular religious tradition, look for spiritual nourishment in the natural world. We are aware of a transcendent dimension in nature and seek paths in the woods, along a shore, in a desert, or through the heights of a mountain. We find favorite places that become sacred and reflect our heart's desire.
