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In this spirituality of time, Dorothy Bass invites readers into a way of living in time that is alert to both contemporary pressures and rooted ancient wisdom. The celebrated editor of Practicing Our Faith asks hard questions about how our injurious attitude toward time has distorted... Read Full Overview

For those who see time as an adversary to be managed, manipulated, and controlled, this book provides a fresh vision, presenting time as a gift from God, waiting to be unwrapped and savoured. Drawing from poets, theologians, and monastics, Dorothy Bass shows how the Christian... Read Full Overview

Embrace time as a gift--not an obstacle

Receiving the Day invites us to open the gift of time, to dwell in the freedom to rest and worship that God intends for us and for all creatures. In this book, Dorothy C. Bass shows how Christian practices for rest... Read Full Overview

In this spirituality of time, Dorothy Bass invites readers into away of living in time that is alert to both contemporary pressuresand rooted ancient wisdom. The celebrated editor of PracticingOur Faith asks hard questions about how our injurious attitudetoward time has... Read Full Overview

This text identifies specific practices for ordering the day, the week, the year and our lifetime that can enable us to experience time as a gift, rather than merely something against which to measure our accomplishments. This study guide is designed to accompany the book Receiving... Read Full Overview