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Zusatztext Interview with Sister Wendy in the Tablet. 'Sister Wendy on Prayer is a fairly slim book...I, for one, found the new book helpful. While the idea is simple it is by no means simplistic. Her point is that people with little time for prayer can nevertheless be prayerful, and for people who live busy lives, that is very reassuring to hear.' Elena Curti, Tablet, 14/10/2006 Informationen zum Autor Sister Wendy Beckett Klappentext Sister Wendy, who has been dedicated to a life of prayer for more than half a century, has always resisted writing a book on the subject. Her reasons mix humility with a conviction that prayer is simple: books about prayer can be a dangerous distraction. Yet, when she does speak about prayer, often in response to the questions of ordinary people, she does so with an eloquence that speaks directly to her hearers in ways that make practical sense. Now, in her older age, Sister Wendy is willing to set down some of what she has learnt over a lifetime in a series of meditations. The format of the book is deliberately non-linear: where prayer is concerned, Sister Wendy says, it is simply a matter of trying to turn to God as honestly as the person you are in the circumstances you find yourself in. Her co-author, David Willcock, who has worked with Sister Wendy for many years producing her television programmes, adds to her text a biographical sketch about being a nun and at the same time one of the art world's most acute and revered commentators and a TV personality. Illustrating this unique book are a dozen pieces of artwork: no book by Sister Wendy would be complete without this dimension. Vorwort For the first time, here is the story of Sister Wendy's life, along with her personal reflections on prayer. Zusammenfassung States that where prayer is concerned, it is simply a matter of trying to turn to God as honestly as the person you are in the circumstances you find yourself in. This book offers a biographical sketch about being a nun and at the same time one of the art world's most acute and revered commentators and a TV personality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Sister Wendy Biographical introduction - David Willcock Section 1 'The Practice of Prayer' Prayer and humanity Your unique prayer Simple prayer Practical prayer Prayer in life Silence Prayer will never get in the way Prayer and wholeness The Our Father Levels of prayer Perseverance Providence The name of Jesus Does prayer 'work'? Suffering Tiepolo's 'St Agatha' Prayer requests Section 2 'Prayer and Belief' Do you need religion? The Sacrament The Scriptures The Crucifixion - El Greco Don't talk, do 'God' Art and Prayer Icon of Mother and Child Belief and understanding Why aren't Christians better people? We know that the world is not right Admirable atheists Choice not feelings Doubts No reward for prayer Section 3 'Prayer and Personality' Confucius and prayer The fulness of life Humility Being human Prayer and sin Self-deception Helplessness Guilt Reconciliation Forgiveness Deadly sins Virtue Passion Faith Hope Peace Peace II Penance Holiness ...
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Sister Wendy became a nun at the age of 16, went on to live for nearly 20 years as a hermit, and then was exposed to the world in a successful television career as the 'art nun'. She was the author of over 20 books with art as the main theme. In her later years she led a cloistered life, devoted to prayer. She died in December 2018.
