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    Giving Attention: Becoming what we truly are
    Giving Attention: Becoming what we truly are
    Giving Attention: Becoming what we truly are
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    Giving Attention: Becoming what we truly are

    By Michael Mayne

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    This collection of exquisite meditations is vintage Michael Mayne. Originally given as a series of retreat addresses, it focuses on timeless aspects of spiritual experience and means of growth:



    • Discovering the gifts of silence

    • Redemption at work in human life

    • Seeing with the heart

    • Cultivating a true and proper self-regard



    All who enjoy Michael Mayne’s writing will delight in these previously unpublished reflections.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCanterbury Press
    Release dateJan 30, 2019
    ISBN9781786221025
    Giving Attention: Becoming what we truly are
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    Michael Mayne

    Michael Mayne remains one of the Church of England's most gifted and influential voices a decade after his death. Previously Head of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC, he served as Dean of Westminster Abbey until his retirement.

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