Dreaming of Stones by Christine Valters Paintner

Dreaming of Stones by Christine Valters Paintner

The poems in Dreaming of Stones are about what endures: hope and desire, changing seasons, wild places, love, and the wisdom of mystics. Inspired by the poet's time living in Ireland these readings invite you into deeper ways of seeing the world. They have an incantational quality. Drawing on her commitment as a Benedictine oblate, the poems arise out of a practice of sitting in silence and lectio divina, in which life becomes the holy text.

No stranger to poetry, Paintner's bestselling spirituality titles have often included poems. In this first exclusively poetic collection, she writes with a contemplative heart about kinship with nature, ancestral connections, intimacy, the landscape, the unfolding nature of time, and Christian mystics. It can be read for reflection to spark the heart and to offer solace and inspiration in difficult times.
Breath
This
breathing
in is a miracle,
this breathing out, release,
this breathing in a welcome to
the unseen gifts which sustain me each
moment, this breathing out a sweet sigh,
a bow to my mortality, this breathing in
a holy yes to life, this breathing out
a sacred no to all that causes
me to clench and grasp,
this breathing in is a
revelation, this
breathing out,
freedom.

Christine Valters Paintner is the online abbess of Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery that offers contemplative practice and creative expression workshops and tools. She graduated from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, with a PhD in Christian spirituality, and the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association certified her as a qualified expressive arts consultant and educator. She is also a spiritual director and supervisor who has received training. Earth, Our Original Monastery; The Soul's Slow Ripening; Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire; The Artist's Rule; The Soul of a Pilgrim; Lighting the Path; The Wisdom of the Body; and two collections of poetry are among Paintner's works on monasticism and creativity. She is a Benedictine oblate who lives with her husband, John, in Galway, Ireland. They lead literary retreats and pilgrimages together in Ireland, Scotland, Austria, and Germany, as well as online retreats at AbbeyoftheArts.com.

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ISBN 13	9781640601086
ISBN 10	1640601082
Title	Dreaming of Stones
Author	Christine Valters Paintner
Series	Paraclete Poetry
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Paraclete Press
Year published	2019-03-19
Number of pages	96
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