Borrowing Wonder: Christmas Poems and Reflections to Open the Heart

Shea, John

ISBN 10: 0814688845 / ISBN 13: 9780814688847

Published by Liturgical Press, 2024

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Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Borrowing Wonder: Christmas Poems and Reflections to Open the Heart
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814688845
• ISBN 13: 9780814688847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

Award-winning author and storyteller, John Shea shares a poetic word of hope to help us “make it” this Christmas season. 
 
Whether your “it” is the overwhelming pressure to get it all done, the task of just getting through it, or simply being present this holiday season, award-winning author John Shea urges us to slow down during the rush of the season and open our hearts and minds to how the Spirit is calling us to renewal.
 
By focusing on theological, scriptural, and liturgical themes—as well as the familiar sights, sounds, and happenings of the season, Shea’s poems in Borrowing Wonder become the lens through which we experience the spirit of the season reflected in our own lives. By connecting soul to season, Shea hopes that we will allow the memories and moments of these reflections to illuminate the light that shines in the darkness. Christmas will come. You will make it.

About the Authors

John (Jack) Shea is a consultant with decades of experience in providing theological and formation services to parishes and faith-based organizations. He has published over twenty books of theology and spirituality (including Liturgical Press’s popular Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels series), three novels, and three books of poetry. He lectures nationally and internationally on storytelling in world religions, faith-based health care, contemporary spirituality, and the spirit work movement. Visit jackshea.org to learn more.

Mark McMahon has been documenting people and their environments nationally and internationally for more than forty years. His on-location works are included in museums, exhibitions, private and corporate collections. He is a second-generation Chicago artist.