Wonder, joy and beauty are not as far away as we might think—
if only we open our minds and souls to the sound of God’s whispering voice.
So Karyn Kedar reminds us. By sharing significant moments in the lives of ordinary people, she helps us along the journey to spiritual awareness and understanding.
Drawing on her experience as a spiritual leader, Kedar’s gentle, revealing stories include that of a woman struggling to come to terms with her mother’s death at the hands of her father; a thirteen-year-old girl who finds hope within the uncertainty of her parents’ divorce; a realtor who entered for the hundredth time a house she was trying to sell—and suddenly saw the beauty of God’s creation in the way the sunlight struck the hardwood floors.
God Whispers teaches readers of all faiths and backgrounds that the joy and pain in our lives have meaning and purpose, and that by fully embracing life’s highs and lows, we can enrich our spiritual well-being. Kedar tells eloquent stories from the lives of ordinary people who, like all of us, must cope with difficulties such as divorce and reconciliation, illness, loss, conflict and forgiveness, loneliness and isolation.
God Whispers will inspire you to take a second look at everything around you, and to rediscover a world that can be filled with the wonders of creation. “The universe abounds with gifts, ” Kedar writes. “Open your heart and receive them.”
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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi The Divine in You Telling the Story of Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Ugly Duckling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Song of the Ascent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hope Creating Sanctuary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Wedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Stepping into Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Patience Hide-and-Seek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Confusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Build Yourself an Ark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Acts of Loving-Kindness Acts of Divine Kindness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Repairing a Broken World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Perspective The Beauty of Circumstance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Coincidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Expand Your Boundaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Forgiveness Give Away Your Anger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Forgive Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 To Struggle and Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 C O N T E N T S Elevated Thoughts Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Think Before You Speak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 The Quest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Balance Psychology vs. Spirituality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Listening to Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 The Inner Twins: Living with Paradox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Sustainers Finding a Spiritual Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Recognition of Sustainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Surrender Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 The Journey between Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 All That Is in Your Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Messages from God Angels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 The Starfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Is a Flat Tire Ever Just a Flat Tire? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Learning from Death On His Way to Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Live As I Couldn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Unconditional Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Choose Life Epilogue: God Whispers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 About Jewish Lights Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Karyn D. Kedar teaches matters of the spirit to groups throughout the U.S. She is senior rabbi at Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in the Chicago area, and the inspiring author of The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness; Our Dance with God: Finding Prayer, Perspective and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives; and God Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart (all Jewish Lights).Fler e-böcker från samma författare (r) / Redaktör
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