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Prayer is a very precious medicine, one that helps and never fails. Martin Luther

Inspired by children's drawings of angels, Brokering offers thirty fresh understandings of God. From his conversations with the young artists, he spins new insights about heavenly messengers and the God they serve. Plus, there are imaginative, provocative ideas to think about and talk about together. A brief prayer concludes each devotion.

Here is a marvelous collection: memories, family nostalgia, spiritual wisdom, and an abiding sense of God's presence. In his wonderfully poetic voice, Herbert Brokering bequeaths his children -- and all children and parents -- a rich legacy of faith.The letters are shaped around memories from Brokering's experiences as a child and as a parent and are grouped into five sections: -- Here's a Place You'll Like-- There's Someone I Want You to Meet-- Have Fun Along the Way-- I Know the Feeling-- I Have Faith in YouEach letter offers fresh understandings about God and faith, plus advice on finding and living full lives.

Brokering shares the spiritual gifts and intimate memories from his life he wishes to pass on. Almost everyone has a Last Will and Testament that describes what will become of their property but few people have thought about the spiritual gifts they'd like to leave behind. This work describes the knowledge Brokering has received from the people, places and events of his life. It inspires readers to reflect on what they would wish to leave their loved ones. Each chapter includes a Bible passage for reflection. "I will you the wind, the prairie wind I have loved. I will you the high wind I can still feel in the tug of the kite string, a wind dancing in the sky above" - excerpt from chapter one. It is written by a bestselling author.

In this simple book Herb Brokering comes face-to-face with many of his own anxieties and in the process teaches readers to quiet the noisy worries they confront in their own lives. While books on anxiety abound, the very personal and pastoral nature of this book sets it apart from the others. Beginning with the very first page, readers realize the presence of imagination and hope as Brokering puts words to his own angst. In doing so, he truly offers wisdom for all who worry.

Inspired by Brokering's observations of cats, each ofthese whimsical, playful psalm-meditations is writtenin the "voice" of the cat and expresses what cats canteach us about grace and living a grace-filled life. Aprayer that encourages readers and offers fresh, newways to pray more deeply and with more imaginationand understanding follows each meditation.

Once again, well-known and beloved author Herbert Brokering offers spiritual nourishment, this time based on Christina Georgina Rossetti's Christmas carol, "In the Bleak Midwinter." This set of forty meditations and prayers can be opened at leisure or followed as a guide to daily devotions. Either way, it is a rich and imaginative reflection on the incarnation as God's continual gift to us. The overall tone of the book shows the depth and beauty, paradoxes and perplexities of the nativity.

"Cats help me pray," says Herbert Brokering. This collection of whimsical, insightful psalms, or prayers, is based on Brokering's observations of cats he has known through his life - farm cats, house cats, alley cats. Each psalm expresses an observation about a cat's nature, written in the "voice" of the cat, followed by a prayer in which the human spirit speaks of its cat-like nature to God. Cat Psalms is for those who wish to pray more deeply, with more imagination and understanding, and offers fresh ways to see ourselves and new ways to pray.

"I know dogs in my life the way I know people and cats and trees and landscapes. Dogs help me shape my thoughts, feelings, and prayer life. Dogs have taught me attributes I feel in myself when reflecting and praying. Dogs have shown me the spirit of being loyal, glad, overwhelmed, protective, committed, vigilant, patient, kind, energetic, discerning, forgiving. Unfolding these attributes of dog life opens my own spiritual being. My relationship with dog mirrors my relationship with God." In Dog Psalms the reader can use a dog's attributes to speak to God.

A gentle, winsome tribute to the hidden spiritual wisdom of our beloved feline companions. Cat Psalms is a heartwarming book that celebrates the special wisdom of our feline family members. This beautifully illustrated collection of meditations and prayers reflects on the spiritual nature of cats and their role in our lives. Throughout the book, readers will be taken on a journey that explores the unique personalities, behaviors, and quirks of cats, while relating the lives of cats to the deep parts of the human experience. Each psalm speaks to some aspect of a cat's nature, written in the voice of the cat, and is followed by a prayer in which the human spirit speaks to God from its cat-like nature. By turns whimsical, serious, and always deeply insightful, Cat Psalms is perfect for the imaginative spiritual seeker and for the cat lover attuned to the wisdom of these furry mystics in our midst.

A whimsical, earnest tribute to the hidden spiritual wisdom of our loyal canine companions. Dog Psalms is a heartwarming book that celebrates the spiritual gifts of our canine companions. This beautifully illustrated collection of meditations and prayers reflects on the spiritual nature of dogs and the role they play in our lives. Throughout the book, readers will be taken on a journey that explores the unique personalities, behaviors, and quirks of dogs, while relating the lives of dogs to the deep parts of the human experience. Each psalm speaks to some aspect of a dog's nature, written in the voice of the dog, and is followed by a prayer in which the human spirit speaks to God from its dog-like nature. By turns humorous, serious, and always deeply insightful, Dog Psalms is perfect for the imaginative spiritual adventurer and for the dog lover attuned to the wisdom of these loyal mystics in our midst.