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Touching God: Experiencing Metaphors for the Divine
Touching God Experiencing Metaphors for the Divine Author:Ellyn Sanna This is a gentle invitation to an experience of God that is immediate and intimate. Drawing from both her own life and a range of sources, Ellyn Sanna shows how the lived symbol is often more truly felt than the theology behind it. A profound awareness of this helps us counter a cold, abstract image of God and make all of life sacramental. Beaut... more »ifully written, Touching God uses readily grasped symbols for God found in the natural world, such as wind, water, darkness, light, rock, bread, and more. It includes human roles as metaphor, showing God as gardener, housewife, host, child, friend, lover, spouse, and self. It complements the lovely text with quotes from scripture, as well as classic and contemporary spiritual writers. This book is both very personal yet universally embracing while it helps readers find an image of God that speaks to their own deepest experience.« less