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| Contemplative by Design: Creating Quiet Spaces for Retreats, Workshops, Churches, and Personal Spaces | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gerrie L. Grimsley, Jane J. Young
Publisher: Upper Room
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 318090
Media: Perfect Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0835899691
Dewey Decimal Number: 263.042
EAN: 9780835899697
ASIN: 0835899691
Publication Date: September 3, 2008
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Product Description
In our busy and fast-paced world, it is often difficult to find quiet spaces for rest. This book will support the reader in finding ways to intentionally set aside sacred space within the home, church, garden, retreat, or other settings. Included in this guide are detailed instructions for establishing such spaces, ways to use props such as artwork, plus a helpful and adaptable meditation guide for the space. The guided meditations within the text act as a link between the physical setting and the spiritual transformation that could occur in each space. This helpful design guide offers ways to create sabbath rest within the shelter of a small, intentionally set-aside sacred space.
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Not what I expected October 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I originally purchased this book because it was recommended in a magazine as a book for designing creative altars. But that isn't what this is about.
What the book is actually about is creating what I have generally called "prayer stations." That is, some table (or "space") with objects or scriptures to interact with in a prayerful way. For example, in chapter 1, "All of Life," a table is set up with a Bible and some pictures (landscape and/or portrait) from National Geographic or some such and participants are invited to read Psalm 139 and contemplate where they see God in one of the pictures.
There are a total of 15 examples in the book. Each example has 2 parts: first, the "leaders" portion with a list of all the materials needed and "procedures" for executing the design and second, a "participants" portion with what participants are asked to do/read.
The "materials" section is usually quite good.
The "procedure" section is always quite silly. The first instruction is always "reserve the space". The last instruction is always "pray a blessing over the space." The middle part is pretty obvious: some variation of "set it all up."
There are no pictures, so no sense for how a tasteful looking space might actually look like.
Most of the prayer stations are designed to be used by only 1 participant at a time. This limits the possibilities and much adaption would be required if you had multiple participants at the same time.
Still, it is a nice set of prayer stations that can be used in a variety of settings, and I do plan on using some of these ideas from time-to-time.
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