To Bless the Space Between Us

By John O'Donohue,

Book cover of To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

Book description

The Irish teacher, poet, and author of Anam Cara draws on Celtic spiritual traditions as he presents a new compilation of special blessings and spiritual insights to offer readers comfort and encouragement as they make their way through all of the milestones and transitions of life. Simultaneous.

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2 authors picked To Bless the Space Between Us as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I was given this book at an early point in my grieving and found within it just the right words to help me accept how slow and hard grief is and to believe that better days would come.

When my spirit is at loose ends, and I’m not even sure what I’m feeling or needing, I pick up this book, turn to the table of contents, and look for the topic that leaps out at me. Turning to that entry, I find reassuring words about dealing with that emotion or issue. This book soothes my soul, bolsters my courage, and…

From Gwen's list on for grieving widows.

John O’Donohue is a man out of time—and yet a man in time in the most profound way. In his book, O’Donohue, an Irish poet celebrated for popularizing Celtic Christianity, catapults readers into the liminal spaces of our lives—times of transition, grief and loss, and life’s dark unknowns.

What I appreciated about this book was not simply that O’Donohue encourages readers to enter that daunting space (because we either should or must if we are to move our lives forward), but more importantly, that he sees this daunting journey as a blessing—a protective ring of illumination, essential for awakening and…

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