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Song of the Seed: A Monastic Way of Tending the Soul » (Reprint)

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Authors: Macrina Wiederkehr, Harper San Francisco
ISBN-13: 9780060695545, ISBN-10: 0060695544
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: February 1997
Edition: Reprint

Author Biography: Macrina Wiederkehr

Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B., is a member of St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, AR. She directs retreats and workshops throughout the United States and is the author of A Tree Full of Angels and Seasons of Your Heart.

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From the bestselling author of Seasons of Your Heart and A Tree Full of Angels, a lyric, loving, and inspiring approach to communion with God based on Benetictine spirituality.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	The Groundwork
1	The Song of the Seed	3
2	Romancing the Word	10
Pt. I	Bending: The Dance
	Day 1. The Dance of Trust	25
	Day 2. The Dance of the Good Shepherd	28
	Day 3. The Dance of the Spirit	31
	Day 4. The Dance of the Child	34
	Day 5. The Dance of the Dry Bones	37
	Day 6. The Dance of Conversion	41
	Day 7. The Dance of Sorrow	45
	Day 8. The Dance of Joy	49
	Day 9. The Dance of Love	52
	Day 10. The Dance of Simplicity	56
	Group Service. Bending to the Mystery Within: The Dance of the Indwelling Presence	60
Pt. II	Mending: The Feast
	Day 1. The Feast of Homecoming	72
	Day 2. The Feast of Healing	76
	Day 3. The Feast of Faith	79
	Day 4. The Feast of Leisure	82
	Day 5. The Feast of the Awakened Child	85
	Day 6. The Feast of Freedom	89
	Day 7. The Feast of Seeing Clearly	92
	Day 8. The Feast of Encouragement	95
	Day 9. The Feast of God as a Refuge	98
	Day 10. The Feast of Your Identity	102
	Group Service. Mending Your Reluctance to Own the Mystery Within: The Feast of the Indwelling Presence	105
Pt. III	Tending: The Gift
	Day 1. The Gift of Discipleship	118
	Day 2. The Gift of the Bread of Your Life	123
	Day 3. The Gift of Listening	126
	Day 4. The Gift of Hope at the Tomb	129
	Day 5. The Gift of Commitment	133
	Day 6. The Gift of the Light of Life	137
	Day 7. The Gift of Your Potential	140
	Day 8. The Gift of Unconditional Love	143
	Day 9. The Gift of the Buried Treasure	147
	Day 10. The Gift of Communion with God	150
	Group Service. Tending the Mystery Within: The Gift of the Indwelling Presence	153
	Resources	159
	Notes	163
	Macrina's Choice: A Bibliography	167

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