Seven Holy Women: Conversations with Saints and Friends

Personal Survey

My Stones, My Cliff, My Church The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. —Psalm 50/51:17

What are the waves that have tumbled and formed you? The painful experiences of your life that have contributed to who you are?

The hole in the pebble Laura’s friend gave to her allowed it to be made into a necklace. Which of your irregularities or wounds can be used to make you a gift to others?

What is the most perilous coastline in your spiritual landscape? Against which stone cliffs does your ship most often run aground?

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Seven Holy Women: Conversations with Saints and Friends

Published on Oct 15, 2020

Ancient Faith Publishing

Contributing Authors: Melinda Johnson; Laura Jansson, Georgia Briggs, Molly Sabourin, Anna Neill, Katherine Bolger Hyde, Melissa Naasko, Summer Kinard. Written by a group of friends, Seven Holy Women is a one-of-a-kind journey into the lives of seven women saints. Each section of the book includes a story from one saint’s life, told vividly and imaginatively in the second person; additional information about the saint to give her context; a reflection on ways the writer, reader, and saint intersect on their journeys; personal surveys for the reader and a friend to complete; and a journal prompt that encourages the reader to explore and document her encounter with themes from the saint’s life. Created as both a deeply personal and enriching communal experience, Seven Holy Women speaks directly to the reader, drawing her into the lives of seven saints as it invites her to look more closely and lovingly at her own spiritual journey and her friendship with the cloud of witnesses.

Articles inside

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Seven Holy Women: Conversations with Saints and Friends

Articles inside

On the Life of the Saint

Building a Wall Together

How to Read and Write This Book

Between the Rock and the Hard Place

You Are Morwenna

Water and Stone

Prologue

My Stones, My Cliff, My Church