In This Precious Life, liturgist Alden Solovy presents prayers, poetry, and meditations inspired byencounters with God. The first part draws from divine moments in our sacred texts, mostly theTorah but also the Prophets and the Writings. Using a contemporary voice, Solovy imagines theseholy moments as experienced by our biblical ancestors so we can reclaim them as our own. Thesecond part focuses on sacred moments in our daily lives, connections with the Divine that occursimply because we are human beings created in God's image. Equally suited to individual reflectionand group prayer, the book completes a trilogy with This Grateful Heart and This Joyous Soul.
In This Precious Life, liturgist Alden Solovy presents prayers, poetry, and meditations inspired byencounters with God. The first part draws from divine moments in our sacred texts, mostly theTorah but also the Prophets and the Writings. Using a contemporary voice, Solovy imagines theseholy moments as experienced by our biblical ancestors so we can reclaim them as our own. Thesecond part focuses on sacred moments in our daily lives, connections with the Divine that occursimply because we are human beings created in God's image. Equally suited to individual reflectionand group prayer, the book completes a trilogy with This Grateful Heart and This Joyous Soul.
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