Tiny Trumpets: Reflections on Life & God & Grace

“What if God’s call is not to be good but to become whole? Not to stay safe but to catch fire? What if the deepest desire of God’s heart is not to be praised and obeyed, but known and loved?” These are some of the questions posed in this beautiful little book, a collection of fifteen reflections on the nature of the spiritual life by a woman who has worked for twenty years companioning others on their spiritual journeys and whose own journey moved her from obedience to a God who reigned on high to love for a God who calls us by name. In a lively, conversational style, the author shares stories from her own life, offering her readers glimpses of the graciousness and playfulness, the humility and vulnerability of this God of grandeur who has chosen to share life with us. Each reflection is accompanied by a full-color illustration, a set of reflection questions, and a page or two for journaling.

Lalor Cadley is founder and director of Chrysalis Center,an ecumenical Spirituality Center grounded in the Christian tradition. Opened in 1995, the Center offers spiritual direction, discernment circles, book studies, and retreats designed to promote attentiveness to the stirrings of the Holy within and among us. Lalor received her certification in spiritual direction from the Spiritual Direction Institute in Houston, Texas. She holds a Masters degree from Regis University in Denver, Colorado, in Adult Spiritual Formation. Her columns on the spiritual life have appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. She is also an Associate of Green Bough House of Prayer in Adrian, GA. Lalor has two grown sons and lives in Atlanta.