num_pages: 144
description: Suppose there is something going on in the universe which is to ordinary, everyday reality as our unconcious is to our daily lives? Softly, but unmistakably guiding it. Most of the time, we are unaware of it. Yet, every now and then, on account of some fluke, we are startled by the results of its presence. We realize we have been part of something with neither consciousness nor consent. It is so sweet and then it is gone. You say, But I don t believe in God. And I ask, What makes you think it matters to God?" fromLawrence Kushner, whose previous books have opened up new spiritual possibilities, now tells us stories in a new literary form.Through his everyday encounters with family, friends, colleagues and strangers, Kushner takes us deeply into our lives, finding flashes of spiritual insight in the process. Such otherwise ordinary moments as fighting with his children, shopping for bargain basement clothes, or just watching a movie are revealed to be touchstones for the sacred.This is a book where literature meets spirituality, where the sacred meets the ordinary, and, above all, where people of all faiths, all backgrounds can meet one another and themselves. Kushner ties together the stories of our lives into a roadmap showing how everything ordinary is supercharged with meaning if we can just see it.
language: English
title: Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary
titlecomplete: Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary (Kushner)
genres: Spirituality, Judaica, Religion, Inspirational, Nonfiction, Judaism, Jewish
ratings_count: 93
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Religion (Finalist)
publisher: Jewish Lights