Praying with the Earth

This beautiful and practical book, subtitled 'a prayer book for peace' and with a timetable of prayers and reflections in the morning and evening throughout the week was inspired by the commonalities of the monotheistic religions that share a common spiritual heritage and yet have historically been in conflict. The idea originated as a retreat in New Mexico with representatives from Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Philip describes his prayers as a poking from the soul, which indeed they are in their beauty and simplicity. There are prayers of awareness, prayers for the life of the world, and prayers of blessing accompanied by scriptural quotations and images of sacred art. I first found out about this book in Jamaica, and it is a precious addition to my library.