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You don't just lead with your voice and your decisions. You lead
with your body. The way you take up space in a room, the way you
use or don't use your body in group settings, influences others.
And all of us hold power to lead in our bodies. Yet, pastor and
spiritual director MaryKate Morse contends, most of us are unaware
of the ways we do or can use our bodies to influence others. Some
of us cower in the corner, trying to hide. Others try to speak but
are never heard. Still others are the focal point as soon as they
walk in a room. What makes the difference? And how can we learn to
lead in our own individual way with confidence? In Making Room for
Leadership Morse explores different types of power in the body,
delineating how each type can be used for good or for harm
highlights how people gain and give leadership in group settings
helps you identify the kind of power you as a unique individual
hold Throughout, Christ's use of power serves as the guide for how
to lead in ways that are life-giving and empowering to others. We
all can lead. We all have some kind of power in us. Once we become
aware of our influence, we can direct it toward good, toward
building others up. Doing just that in these pages, Morse helps you
learn to do the same in the places you live, move and have your
being.
Why is prayer so hard? Many of us have asked that question. We want
to pray. We intend to pray. But, as spiritual director and
professor MaryKate Morse notes, "We don't pray as consistently or
as meaningfully as we might like." And yet prayer offers us such
spiritual riches. Prayer draws us to experience love and to be love
increases our faith expands our vision of God helps us grow in
self-understanding gives us perspective on life and death Morse
continues: "Through prayer, we experience forgiveness, guidance and
peace. We are healed physically and emotionally. We experience the
mystery of God, see truth and receive spiritual gifts. We receive
vision and courage for God's mission. Faith becomes more beautiful,
more real." This guidebook is designed to move you from lamenting
over prayerlessness to the joy of praying. Whether you are a
beginner or a lifetime person of faith, you will find a treasure
trove of riches here to guide you into a deeper experience of
prayer. Each chapter explores a different angle of prayer with
sections focusing on each of the persons of the Trinity--Father,
Son and Holy Spirit. And each chapter offers specific ways to pray
both on your own, with a partner or in a group. Sprinkled
throughout are reflections from the author's former students
describing on their own experience with these practices. A treasure
trove of both resources and encouragement, you will find this book
to be an indispensable guide to your life of prayer.
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