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Reforesting the Soul: Meditating with Trees
Reforesting the Soul: Meditating with Trees
Reforesting the Soul: Meditating with Trees
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"I will put in the wilderness the cedar,
the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive" (Isa 41:19).
This book explores pathways to renewal through the powerful metaphor of reforesting the desert places. The soul can sometimes be an arid, thirsty, desiccated place, becoming as exhausted and denuded as land that has been ravaged and stripped of its trees. God's promise is to reforest the wilderness and renew our fruitfulness. This book is a guided retreat, simultaneously enabling attentiveness to the soul while resonating with urgent ecological concerns. The rich symbolism of different trees both in the Bible and in the Christian tradition, including hymnody and poetry, leads us into meditation, reflection, and action. As land that is reforested holds the promise of new beginnings, so this book heartens us with pointers towards spiritual rejuvenation.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 21, 2022
ISBN9781666759716
Reforesting the Soul: Meditating with Trees
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Andrew D. Mayes

Andrew D. Mayes, an episcopal priest and a Franciscan, served as spirituality adviser to the Diocese of Chichester and to the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. He lived several years in Jerusalem, firstly as a theological researcher and later as director of courses of St George’s College. He is the author of sixteen spirituality books, including the award-winning Learning the Language of the Soul; Beyond the Edge: Spiritual Transitions for Adventurous Souls; and, from Wipf and Stock, Gateways to the Divine: Transformative Pathways of Prayer from the Holy City of Jerusalem; Voices from the Mountains: Forgotten Wisdom for a Hurting World; Climate of the Soul: Ecological Spirituality; and Treasure in the Wilderness: Desert Spirituality for Uncertain Times.

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