Water, wind, earth, and fire
Subtitle: the Christian practice of praying with the elements
By: Christine Valters Paintner.
Publisher: Sorin Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Notre Dame, Ind
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933495224
Subjects: Prayer -- Christianity; Nature -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Four elements (Philosophy) -- Miscellanea
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Brother wind; title: Wind and creation; title: Life breath; title: Holy inspiration; title: Carried by the wind; title: God in the whirlwind; title: Lectio divina with wind; title: More air and wind quotations for prayer; title: Blessing of wind; title: Brother fire; title: Fire and creation; title: Fire of illumination; title: Fire of purification; title: Becoming fire; title: Living flame of love; title: Sun, moon, and stars; title: Lectio divina with fire; title: More fire quotations for prayer; title: Blessing of fire; title: Sister water; title: Water and creation; title: Rise and fall of the tides; title: Living water; title: Holy wells, desert springs, and fountains; title: Viriditas; title: Baptism and blessing; title: Lectio divina with water; title: More water quotations for prayer; title: Blessing of water; title: Sister earth; title: Earth and creation; title: Tree of life; title: Holy mountain; title: Sacred garden; title: Feasting and communion; title: Our own earthiness; title: Earth's creatures; title: Lectio divina with earth; title: More earth quotations for prayer; title: Blessing of earth.