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A review by lauriebuchanan
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'Donohue
5.0
This is the last book from Irish poet and spiritual teacher John O'Donohue, one of the most lyrical writers of our times, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in January 2008.
A blessing breaks down the barriers between people and is the ultimate form of intimacy. It changes the environment around us and opens new possibilities of connection, healing, and transformation. O'Donohue laments that in the West we have "no rituals to protect, encourage, and guide us as we cross over into the unknown." The blessings he has written are divided into seven sections representing the major rhythms of the human journey:
Beginnings, desires, thresholds, homecomings, states of the heart, callings, and beyond endings.
Since receiving this book as an anniversary gift in 2008, we use it on a regular basis: each evening before going to sleep, and when getting together with friends for a meal. Rather than saying 'grace,' we select a blessing to read out loud. It has added a wonderful element to our gatherings.
A blessing breaks down the barriers between people and is the ultimate form of intimacy. It changes the environment around us and opens new possibilities of connection, healing, and transformation. O'Donohue laments that in the West we have "no rituals to protect, encourage, and guide us as we cross over into the unknown." The blessings he has written are divided into seven sections representing the major rhythms of the human journey:
Beginnings, desires, thresholds, homecomings, states of the heart, callings, and beyond endings.
Since receiving this book as an anniversary gift in 2008, we use it on a regular basis: each evening before going to sleep, and when getting together with friends for a meal. Rather than saying 'grace,' we select a blessing to read out loud. It has added a wonderful element to our gatherings.