THE UNCOMMON BOOK OF PRAYER: Deepening our Relationship with God Through Careful Attention to Scripture
by Rick L. McNally
Category: Religion

There is a mystical dimension within each of us, a realm of soul and spirit that may or may not find expression in conventional religious terminology. Nothing contributes more to one's innermost sense of vitality and place in the cosmos than this mystical consciousness waiting to be cultivated. The poems in For The Mystically Inclined bring this mystical consciousness to bear on a wide variety of subjects and situations, ranging from evolution to animal friends to sports, from Native Americans to insects to Jesus, from natural highs to current events to rural themes, from the imponderables of war, addiction and death to relationships with ancestors, lifepartner and children. Not surprisingly, the spotlight also falls on the three areas of activity to which the author devotes most of his waking hours: parenting, counseling and writing. There is no logical sequence to the chapters in the book. The reader is invited, therefore, to begin wherever she or he is prompted, reading as little or as much as feels right. Following the lead where the resonance is strongest cultivates the mystic within.