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Benedictus: A Book of Blessings [Kindle Edition]

John O'Donohue
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An inspiring and comforting new work from the author of the international bestseller, Anam Cara.

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We have fallen out of belonging. Consequently, when we stand before crucial thresholds in our lives, we have no rituals to protect, encourage and guide us as we cross over into the unknown. For such crossings, we need to find new words. What is nearest to the heart is often farthest from the word. This book is an attempt to reach into that tenuous territory of change that we must cross…’In sharing words of profound grace and wisdom, master storyteller John O'Donohue's Benedictus offers blessings to shelter us as we confront the many challenges we face on our journey through life. Living in an anxious world - a world so often dominated by unwelcome change, unhappiness and even despair – many readers will find comfort in John O’Donohue’s illuminating introductions, covering areas such as Beginnings, Desires, States of the Heart, Callings and Beyond Endings, and the blessings themselves provide an inspiring and reassuring new vision of possibility. It is also a vision of hope and belonging for this sometimes troubled world.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 243 KB
  • Print Length: 244 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0593058623
  • Publisher: Transworld Digital (10 Nov 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0031RDVAA
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #32,680 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
John O'Donohue's death earlier this year was a sad, sad loss.
Heard him at Greenbelt in 2007 and he was simply awesome.

If you've not read any of his books, then I would not advise you starting with this one. Start with Anam Cara, which in my view is his masterpiece.

This book of blessings will make much more sense after you've read Anam Cara and perhaps one of his other books first, like Eternal Echoes.

If you have read one of his earlier books then this book will be a treasured resource for you to dip in and out of. John O'Donohue is a wordsmith of the highest order and his turn of phrase is delightful.

He covers themes such as Beginnings, Desires, Thresholds, Homecomings, States of Heart, Callings and Beyond Endings.
It is a book of poetic blessings in his unique Celtic style.

I have used the blessings to encourage family and friends and I too have found solace in the wonderful imaginative depth of his words.

It receives 4 stars, as Anam Cara must rank higher with 5 stars.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Nick
Format:Hardcover
My new father-in-law bought this for us when we married last month and, though I don't myself share the Christian background John O'Donohue's writings clearly spring from, I'm finding it a very subtle, touching book. The sentiments are sincere and tangibly deeply felt, the words carefully and very skilfully chosen to open up a topic and expose it to fresh, revealing light. Has made me re-view a few things, anyway! One of the other customer reviews compares the style to a greetings card but, though I'm not entirely comfortable with organised religion myself, and though I concede this is hardly T S Eliot, I do think that that reviewer may just have an issue with people so uninhibitedly expressing a spirituality that they don't value.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
benedictus 10 Feb 2009
Format:Hardcover
Excellent! As are all of J.O'Donohue's writings. However when I also purchased 'Blessing the space between us' I discovered that this was the same book as 'Benedictus'published by an Amercian company but they were being sold side by side by Amazon without reference to this fact and it was more expensive! As it was a Christmas Gift I had no alternative but to keep it. From choice I prefer the format of the original publication.
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Fabulous
This is a must have for those times when you are lost for words. This book will help to cover all occasions both sad and happy.
Published 8 months ago by Ice Maiden
A beautiful gift to give someone at a major crossroads or transition...
I bought this book for my Father-in Law who is 90 years old for a present when his wife was taken into a Nursing home. He loved it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Maureen Laverty
Blessings galore
A lovely book to be lifted on all occasions. I have seen it used at various times by clergy. However, it is great to have it just for inspiration and to help one reflect on the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. Sheila Bartlett
Spiritual consolation for the non-religeous
Like many people disenchanted with organized religion, I miss the religous rituals that mark the major events in a person's life. Benedictus helps to satisfy this human need. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Bill Soul
Benedictus
I found this book very helpful. I lost my beloved husband of 40 years recently and the grief is hard to bear. Reading the poems by John O'Donoghue are very comforting.
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by lirva Lodona
greeting card
I picked up this book in a bookshop on holiday in Ireland.Picked it up expecting a sugary 'greeting card ' culture.Only had to read one blessing to realise how deep it goes. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by M. M. Christophe
gentle words
I have read many of O'Donahue's books and his thought provoking words have always inspired me. This book is a different in that it provides a whole book full of blessings for... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by Faye
blessings by the bucketful !!
I loved this book by John O'Donohue and was shocked to subsequently discover that he died a year ago. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by Angela M. Smyth
Read this book if thinking of 'New Beginnings'
My first read of New Year 2009. An inspirational book about change and the courage required. I am a life coach and have being reading a lot of material designed to encourage people... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2009 by L. CLANCY
Beautiful
The Hardback copy is a beautiful production. The text contains many beautiful prayers and blessings for many life situations. A book to lift the spirits at difficult times.
Published on 15 Dec 2008 by Under a Blood Red Sky
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May I have the courage today To live the life that I would love, To postpone my dream no longer, But do at last what I came here for And waste my heart on fear no more. &quote;
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When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, its sound is often no louder than the beating of your heart and it is very easy to miss it. To live a conscious life, we need to constantly refine our listening. &quote;
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I have never seen anyone take a risk for growth that was not rewarded a thousand times over. &quote;
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