Three Women of Hope

Description

The stories of Jesus, placed in the context of the familiar and factual, are filled with metaphors that audiences can understand and appreciate. Metaphors not only inform and persuade, but also fire up readers' imaginations and get them involved as participants. Humans are primed to think and feel metaphorically, and so Garden of the Soul aims to metaphorically explore five landscapes that feature prominently in the Bible. Each metaphorical landscape throws light on an aspect of spiritual life. The bountiful garden speaks of growth, the flowing river calls for unceasing prayer, the raging sea mirrors the turbulence of a journey of faith, the barren desert transforms by emptying life's clutter, and the high mountain challenges readers to scale its peak to glimpse a transcendent vision of God. This book will inform, enrich, and challenge readers' spiritual lives throughout their journey from garden to mountain. ** Review In this captivating read, Mroz brings to life three biblical women, as living embodiments of liberation. For too many in our world today, life is shaped by the violence of war, oppression, poverty, and patriarchy. Mroz enables us to see, through these women, the reality that life does not have to be the way it is now: there is always another way possible, just waiting to be birthed. --Deborah Duguid-May, Trinity Episcopal Church, New York About the Author Christianne Mroz is a sister of the Swiss Community of Grandchamp. A psychologist and theologian, she facilitates women's groups, chiefly in Holland. Among her writings there are two other books in this series, one of which, Five Women: Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel, Leah, has already appeared in English. Dennis Wienk is a priest of the Diocese of Rochester (Episcopal) who served most recently as Director of Pastoral Care and Chaplain with Episcopal SeniorLife Communities in Rochester, New York.