Wake Up to Wonder - Print

Wake Up to Wonder: 22 Invitations to Amazement in the Everyday

By Karen Wright Marsh

Soft cover, 208pp
ISBN 9781587435805
Brazos Press (2023)

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A life of spiritual depth, amazement, and connection is within reach - today and every day

In her quest to live a vibrant spiritual life, Karen Wright Marsh had a revelation: she didn't need to follow the perfect plan; she needed people she could follow.

Grounded in the embodied spirituality of Christians who have lived it best, Wake Up to Wonder introduces 22 playful, simple practices that bring deeper meaning and purpose to everyday life.

Covering topics such as physical health, prayer, activism, Scripture reading, and creativity, Wake Up to Wonder guides us toward living a centred, abundant life. Each chapter includes hands-on invitations such as writing prompts and "Try This," a collage of spiritual and personal experiments anyone can do.

“Marsh's beautiful new book introduces readers to some of the women and men who have guided her along life's difficult but also delightful paths, helping her--and now us--find a way to wonder and joy." James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide

Historical figures covered, are:

• Henri J. M. Nouwen
• Martin Luther
• Thomas Merton
• Hildegard von Bingen
• Margery Kempe
• Wangari Maathai
• Caedmon
• Amanda Berry Smith
• Augustine
• Lilias Trotter
• Fannie Lou Hamer
• Patrick of Ireland
• Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl
• Howard Thurman
• Pandita Ramabai
• Ephrem the Syrian
• Ignatius of Loyola
• Benedict and Scholastica
• Brother Lawrence
• Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi
• Dorothy Day
• Mabel Ping-Hua Lee