Sacred Time: Embracing an Intentional Way of Life

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We live in a world where there never seems to be enough time for all we want and need to do. In Sacred Time: Embracing an Intentional Way of Life, Christine Valters Paintner guides us as we move beyond our own lives and embrace a world that urges us toward rest, reflection, and growth.

In Sacred Time, Paintner, abbess of the online Abbey of the Arts, shows us how by becoming in tune with the rhythms of the natural world, we can live more intentionally and experience a conversion toward a more expansive way of being. Paintner introduces us to the eight cycles of sacred time that exist in our everyday lives. These cycles that can ground us through our busy lives are

breath,rhythms of the day,weekly rhythms and Sabbath rest,waxing and waning lunar cycles,seasons of the year,seasons of a lifetime,ancestral time, andcosmic time.

Each cycle encourages us to mindfully consider the time that passes as quickly as each breath and as slowly as the passing of generations. Within each cycle, we find wisdom from sacred tradition and the saints, including St. Benedict, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and St. Hildegard of Bingen; room for growth; and the presence of the Divine. Along the way, we are also given scriptural guidance, and we are invited to spiritual practices and creative explorations that will help deepen our understanding of each cycle, allow that understanding to take root in our lives, and expand our lives beyond the pressures of each day.

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How to Embrace an Intentional Way of Life

Do you feel like there is never enough time for all you want and need to do?

Christine Valters Paintner, abbess of the online Abbey of the Arts, noticed this in her own life and stepped back to find how observing God’s creation can help reclaim peace and purpose. Sacred Time is the fruit of that reflection and offers a path to have a healthier relationship with time by shifting your perspectives to embrace more intentional and cyclical rhythms.

By reflecting and observing each of these cycle, Sacred Time offers you a guide to ground yourself in the midst of your busy life to bring stillness and to reorient yourself towards what is life-giving.

The 8 Cycles You Will Explore The Breath Rhythms of the Day Weekly Rhythms and Sabbath Rest Seasons of the Year Seasons of a Lifetime Ancestral Time Cosmic Time

In Each Chapter, You Will:

Read a reflection on the cycle to learn what it is and how it can help you become more present to the eternal moment where time expands and offers its gifts to you.Dive deeper into related scripture to hear what the Word of God has to say about each theme.Pray through suggested mediations to open a conversation with God about how embracing that rhythm of time can impact your life.Explore the theme with a guided creative exercise to help you think about this cycle in a more interactive and unique way.Reflect on a poem by Paintner on the chapter’s aspect of time and be encouraged to pen your own writing to engage with the ideas more personally.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sorin Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1932057226
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1932057225
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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